Thanks for all of the input!! Ed(he has a registered name, but I call him Ed) was in his stall when he broke his jaw. We have NO CLUE how he did it...the vet was stumped too. I checked the horses in the afternoon and Ed had bloody saliva and drool hanging from his mouth. My husband and I opened his mouth and we couldn't see his bottom teeth. We called our vet and then our daughter(Ed's Owner) who was on her way home from Ohio State University where she majors in Animal Sciences. Ed has adapted well. He gets turned out with an older gelding and tries to graze. He eats his chopped hay and small amount of wet pellets with no problems. His water bucket has to be changed several time daily as hay that gets trapped under his lip gets the water nasty. He looks and acts normal.

I have a problem with Bladder Infection too. When I am getting a cold I know it right away because water has a horrible taste to me. MY daughter is the same way. I have found out that if I eat too much chocolate I get it sometimes. Another home cures that I know about is cornsilk tea. You can buy the cornsilk at health food stores. I remember going into someones cornfield to get some silks one time when I had it so bad. I drink mine unsweetened though. I think just the slice of lemon in the water might work though. I just said to my boss how I hate the taste of water when I'm sick and she suggested that. I do drink it sometimes but I never even thought of doing it. Usually after I have a cold I end up with BI because I dont drink enough water

I have IBS-D and got a prescription for Welchol, which actually is a cholesterol lowering drug, but was found to help cancer patients having severe diarrhea due to chemo and radiation treatments. It has worked for me along with taking very potent probiotics. However, now my insurance won't cover it and the alternatives they suggest, do not contain the same ingredients. I've been eating two little dark chocolate Mounds bars daily and find it gives me the needed fiber to bulk the stool. A friend takes Metamucil twice a day. I hope you can find what has been working for you.

Protein powder (whether whey, rice, soy, etc.) is actually highly inflammatory. You can add gelatin powder with it, or instead of it, to balance the inflammatory protein. When I use unflavored whey protein isolate powder (something I use in gluten-free and low-carb baking, or in a smoothie) I also add some gelatin (usually Great Lakes Collagen Hydrolystate - in the green box - which does NOT gel - and dissolves in cold, warm, or hot liquids). I add this same type of gelatin to hot beverages (cocoa, flavored/herbed tea) for an easy "delivery system". Gelatin provides pure protein of low molecular weight that is quickly absorbed in the digestive track. Gelatin balances the inflammatory protein make-up of both protein powders and muscle meat. Back when everyone ate meat that had bones and cartilage with it, not just lean boneless/skinless cuts of meat, there was gelatin/collagen included naturally. When I serve lean cuts of meat I'll make a quick pan sauce with concentrated homemade bone broth (which is loaded with collagen/gelatin), seasonings/herbs, and a pat of butter to thicken it; or I'll include something made with gelatin in the meal/dessert/beverage. For this I use the kind of gelatin that gels (Great Lakes in the orange-red box, Bernard Jensen's, or NOW brand) and might make: Pumpkin Mousse, Paleo Horchata Jello, Gut-Healing Herbal Tea Gummies, Gut-Healing Gummy Snacks, High Protein Gelatin Power-Cubes, Coffee Jello, Creamsicle Gummy Fruit Snacks....all kinds of good-for-your-gut gelatin recipes. They make good snack food, too. Much better than reaching for junk food loaded with sugar/salt and empty carbs. Gelatin is very soothing for "tummy" troubles - but start slowly because adding too much gelatin too quickly can cause gas/bloating. So try 1/2 T. a day and work up. Add it to a hot beverage or make some sugar-free Knox Blocks (I make them with fruit flavored water kefir) and enjoy them. Want a quick dessert using gelatin? Mix one small box of fruit-flavored Jell-O Gelatin (or other brands - sweetened or unsweetened - your choice) with 1-cup of hot water (use a bowl/container that will hold at least 2-1/2 cups). Stir until melted. Add 1-cup of yogurt (or drained homemade kefir curd for even more good bacteria). Mix well. Chill until the gelatin is set. NOTE: Lemon-flavored gelatin in this simple recipe will taste like lemon pie filling (top it with some homemade granola). :-) -Grainlady