5 Pharmaceutical preparations containing flaxseed and/or flaxseed oil for lowering cholesterol, protecting against heart disease, controlling high blood pressure, reducing cancer risk, countering inflammation associated with lupus and gout, controlling constipation, hemorrhoids, and diverticular disorders, in the form of tablets, capsules, powders, granules, pellets, microparticles, chewables, fast-dissolving tablets, films, wafers, suspensions, solutions, pastes and gels, and nutritional supplements containing flaxseed and/or flaxseed oil in the form of tablets, capsules, powders, granules, pellets, microparticles, chewables, fast-dissolving tablets, films, wafers, suspensions, solutions, pastes and gels