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Robin91783@aol.com
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 22:53:33 EDT
v100.n040.7
In a message dated 4/30/00 3:02:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bread-bakers-errors@lists.best.com writes:

 > However, I found that after a few weeks of eating this bread regularly I
 >  was getting some stomach cramping, and I do not have a sensitive stomach.
 >  I cut back to only 1/4 cup of flax seeds per loaf and the problem went
 >  away.
 >
 >  One difference that might be important: Kathleen grinds the flaxseeds,
 >  whereas I like the looks of the little brown seeds throughout the bread.
 >  This might explain my reaction, but I have also read of flaxseed
 >  causing cramps.  If people make this bread often, they
 >  might want to be on guard.

flaxseed is used as a "natural laxative" so that's probably what caused the
problem - the increased fiber in the gut with cause intestinal cramping...
Robin