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Hi Augie. I hope what I am about to say helps you out.

I was the same way about the Acacia. I tried it for two weeks and got very frustrated because I could not have a bm. I don't know about you, but I was looking for a this SFS to be a miracle. In my haste, I failed to remember that just like anything else, it takes time.

I went back to my Citrucel(3 caplets) per day for fear the Acacia was making my situation worse.

I started reading the boards just as you did, and lo and behold I realized that I was relying soley on the Acacia to do all the work without any help from insolubles! In fact, I was not eating enough insolubles (duh!!) Thanks to Casey (Atomic Rose) I started adding peas and carrots, peaches, pears, applesauce, yams and Apricots to my diet as well as well-cooked vegetables. I am thanking Casey because her reply to someone else helped me as well!

I take 1 tsp. of Acacia 3 x per day and have a bm everyday sometimes two! I have been taking this dosage for three weeks know and will move up to 1/1/2tsp next week.

I do still have some gas, but not nearly as much as I did before with the other SFS. Bloating is less as well. I now can fit by size 10 slacks (elastic waist) and don't look pregnant anymore. I get the elastic waist slacks because they are comfortable around my tummy. the females in my office keep asking me when I am going to stop losing weight. My reply is are you going to eat that rice or sourdough bread? I look good and they can't stand it! LOL

You will have some gas and bloating, I think we all do due to diet. Why last week I had a bite size Baby Ruth bar! This is something I never would have done before stabilizing myself.

Give it time, I give testimony that Acacia does work and it is better than the SFS I was taking. Make sure you eat a lot of insolubles as well as solubles; you know sort of fine your balance.

Hang in there, I went through the same thing as you are going through now. I already had gas something awful, not to mention the odor. Now I have gas like "non-IBSers" have and as I said before, the bloating is much better. Also EXERCISE it works wonders for you body and helps the gas and bloating a great deal. Drink water ALL DAY. Water is our friend.

Good luck, but if you try it with the insolubles you want need luck, and you will see a big difference.

BIG HUGS!!!!!!!!!

Lene

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