Giiiiiirls…I gotta testify.
Wait.
Before I do, let me warn you…this post is partially about poop… Or the lack thereof.
OK.
You’ve been warned….
So…I have had a problem for…oh…let’s say….31 years 
it’s called constipation. I just didn’t poo. I tried every day…but I just couldn’t. Whenever this would come up in conversations with family/friends, they’d always have suggestions of what would “definitely” work:
- prunes
- hot water w/ lemon
- metamucil
- fiber bars
- fiber cereal
- green veggies
- raisins
- detoxes
- colon cleansers
- water on the hour
I tried ALL of it, and then some more. Nothing worked. I went vegetarian for a year or so, thinking it would help, it only made me poo every 6 days versus every week. I would do a medley of poop bringing techniques and would even (don’t laugh) meditate about my chakra that controls my gastrointestinal system. All to no avail.
I just couldn’t shit. Period.
I figured I was just doomed to poop weekly (if I was lucky), and with lots of…um…effort…required (read: grunting). And pain and strife. And sometimes ::sniff:: tears.
Enter my crazy “cousin” Nat.
He came to Rohan’s sip and see back in August all hopped up with excitement, carrying a bush and ranting and raving about how magical it was. He said “You’ll never go to the doctor again!” “It will cure any ailment!” Now, every time I see Nat he’s got some new magical powder, or tea, or something…so I was not impressed with this bush he was going on about.
Then I googled it. Moringa Oliefera. Turns out…this stuff is legit. Dr. Oz spoke about it:
And the moringa plant is used all over (not in the US of course, thanks to Big Pharma) to prevent disease and heal disease. Not just increase energy like Dr. Oz mentioned.
My family in Florida, we all got suckered into crazy Nat’s salespitch. He gave everybody plants. And then my aunts went to the nursery and bought more…just in case.
So, Gram started making tea w/ the fresh leaves of the plant. I drank it each morning for about a week. My vain hope was that it would help clear up the skin on my face. Maybe give me more energy if I was lucky.
Instead…..I got thrush in my mouth.
Yes, THRUSH.
FYI That’s called A YEAST INFECTION.
IN.
My.
MOUTH!!
Remember when I told you about formula feeding baby boy while I was on meds? Well, that’s why.
How gross is that?!
Thanks a lot Moringa! You filthy bitch, you.
So, I took my meds for the thrush, figured that moringa was the devil, and kept it moving
Until I realized…I’d been moving!
I’d been pooping daily ever since day 4 of drinking the tea!!
Hold Up. Waaaaaiiit.
So of course I went through the disbelief that something could actually make poop come out of me. I tried to think if anything else was different about what I was doing, eating, drinking etc… Nope.
Just Moringa.
I don’t know if I had some weird overgrowth of yeast that needed to come out? I don’t know if I had something binding that just had to be released and came out in the form of yeast? I don’t know if the moringa just eradicated a bacteria that was clogging me, and also eradicated the good bacteria too. I just don’t know.
All I know is I’ve been pooping daily ever since, and I FEEL GREEEEAAAATTT!!!
(i hope you read the “i feel great” the way oprah would say it.)
If you dont know the vice grip of death, that is constipation, then you won’t get the true meaning of the freedom and joy moringa has brought into my life. I’m a daily pooper yall!!
I CAN POOP!!!!
There are other gastrointestinal moringa benefits for me. I am less gassy after eating certain foods (read: dairy) and I have had no tummy aches since. I am going to re-up on fresh moringa leaves when I go back down to Florida, but until then I’m going with this brand: Moringa Source
(FYI: this is an affiliate link, if you buy from them, I get a few pennies thrown my way! So if you go…please buy $48,000,000 worth of moringa stuff 
)
You can find Moringa Products on Amazon too, if you prefer shopping there.
There are more than just teas and pills, there are beauty products that incorporate moringa as well. I think I’m going to try some out. I bet one day I’ll wake up looking better than Halle after using moringa!
OK, well…maybe it’ll clear up my face like it cleared out my poop chute. (was that gross?)
Have you tried moringa yet?
I do not like Dr. Oz; he made me mad and I no longer subscribe to his BS.
However, I am glad you got to poo, it’s important that you do.
TMI On: I don’t poo regularly: TMI OFF
I make and drink a Monster Spinach Smoothie for breakfast and THAT keeps me regular. It does not taste healthy. If you like smoothies, the recipe is on my personal blog: xoxopascha.com
Keep Calm and poo on. XOXO
This was not the post I was expecting when I read the title……with that being said you are suppose to do it everyday I don’t but if I eat any red meat I go immediately so that is how I poop. My mom use to make me drink prune juice the nastiest mess ever.
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LAWD!!! I was not expecting this! LOL. I’ve always been real real regular. An every morning sometimes several times a day girl. SMH. But I’m glad you are regular! What ever works!!!
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Wow, glad you’re better. I had a friend who struggled with this like you and she would take stool softner and try so many things but nothing worked. I’ll tell her about Moringa. I am also like LaShawn, almost like a baby every meal is accounted for. I find that eating lots of raw food and especially pickled food helps that along. Pickled food like kimchi, pickled beats, carrots etc has the good bacteria that breaks down food and keeps things moving. I’m glad your better now. It’s really fascinating that it worked out for you inspite of the thrush which I totally agree was just your body ridding itself of yeast.
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Glad Moringa worked for you. I’ve never heard of it but I just love the natural benefit of some herbs. I started using the Pearl Probiotics (the intensive one) about a year ago and I finally joined team regularity. A l’il pricey but I love the good bacteria and that it keeps the intestinal tract moving.
I may need to get me some of this. I recently said I was going to do a cleanse and start from scratch. I think I may purchase some of this. Not $48K worth though.
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So glad you got things moving along…but what about the yeasty side-effect?!
I don’t think it’s a side effect. I think it just…cleansed me. Since then no ill effects at all. Just a healthy poopin’ schedule
OMG this is me! I’ve been irregular all my life….At least you didn’t have to take suppositories at the age of 9! I’ll have to try this…generally what gets me to move is a cup of coffee, lol.
Hey! It’s Tiffani from The Mommy Group. Why is your blog so dang addicting? I know I’m super late, but my crunchy granola husband bought some moringa powder when I first started breastfeeding. It worked like a charm with increasing my milk supply. I’ll definitely start incorporating it into my daily routine to see what the other benefits are.
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