Q. I take more than a dozen medications for my heart and digestive tract. I know some of them cause constipation.
Could you please remind me about the proportions for the mixture of applesauce, wheat bran and prune juice that you have written about in your column? I used this formula when I was in the hospital and it really works! Do you have any other recommendations beside this Power Pudding recipe?
A. Quite a few drugs can cause constipation, so this is a tough problem for many people. The Power Pudding recipe calls for one cup unprocessed bran, one cup of applesauce and 3/4 cup prune juice, mixed together. Store the resulting stiff paste in the refrigerator. The dose is one tablespoon daily, washed down with lots of water.
Our Guide to Constipation contains this recipe along with one for dynamite pumpkin-bran muffins and our ten tips to combat constipation.
