Many people with PD are constipated

[Cheryl Green]

Let’s send the Forum a list of requested topics (ASAP) that come from PD People.
For example, many people with PD are constipated. And although taking a laxative like Senna can help, it can cause accidents and doesn’t address the underlying problem. Therefore, some QUESTIONS :

How and why do the intestinal muscles in people with PD digest food differently ?
Do they work slower ?
Are they always impacted and hard ?
Do they extract fewer nutrients from food ?
Do they fail to produce certain enzymes ?
Do they produce different bacteria ?
Do they need more liquids ?
What exercises relieve constipation ?
How does the amount & timing of different PD meds affect the way we digest food ?
Can a special diet help us ?

Very few nutritionists work specifically for PD people. If the Forum could get renown nutritionist Heather Zwickey to address this constipation problem, all people with PD would be so grateful and relieved !

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