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What is Flaxseed?
Flax seeds contain high levels of lignans and Omega-3 fatty acids. Lignans may benefit the heart, possess anti-cancer properties and studies performed on mice found reduced growth in specific types of tumors.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 55 | 11 |
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| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 9 | 1 |
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| Bowel problems | 7 | 1 |
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| Increase effect of another treatment | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Constipation | 6 | 4 |
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| Bowel irritability | 6 | 4 |
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Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Flaxseed. See all 38 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 7 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 4 | |
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| Not indicated | 2 | |
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| Expense | 1 | |
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| Personal research | 1 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Flaxseed
Always |
13 | 54% |
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Usually |
7 | 29% |
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Sometimes |
4 | 17% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Flaxseed
Very |
1 | 4% |
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Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
7 | 29% |
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Not at all |
16 | 67% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Flaxseed
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
17 | 100% |
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