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Preparations before taking theQuestionnaire




There are some things for you to do in advance that will make taking TheQ easier for you. As an option, you might want to have a FREE PayPal account at www.PayPal.com. Or, you can pay on the PayPal web site using your credit card. 

You should collect some measurements on yourself first, before you take TheQ so you will have them ready.

  • Height
  • Weight
  • Waist Circumference at the narrowest point.
  • Hip Circumference at the widest point.
  • Your Bowel Transit Time. (BTT)

Note: If you do not have a narrow part of your waist then measure at the widest part. Then move down to the hips and measure at the widest part again.

To calculate your BOWEL TRANSIT TIME, eat a handful of sunflower seeds with a large meal of the day, but do not chew them very well. You want to leave the cellulose layer around the seed so it stays undigested and acts like a marker.

On a sheet of paper mark the time and date when the seeds are first taken. Now watch your bowel movements and when you see the kernels of sunflower seeds come out in your stools, then mark this time down.

Calculate the hours between the two times.
That time is your BTT.


You can use corn on the cob as well and not chew it, or only chew it a tiny amount.

If you decide to take TheQ right away before you determine your BTT, then just use 24 hours as your BTT if you do not know what the real number is. The next time you take TheQ you will have figured out your true BTT. Remember that the number of times that you may have a bowel movement in a day is not indicating your BTT. You actually need to measure it the way we describe here.

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