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that sounds great. (i always loved those vitamin c chewables.) and they must work out to being cheaper than psyllium, since at my current dose, one bottle lasts about two weeks. to switch i just compare SF content, lower my dose a tiny bit in terms of that, and work my way back up?
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What dose are you aiming for anyhow?
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Possibly. I always had about 3-4 uncomfortable bloated feeling days when I would increase my dose, and I was just too cautious to speed up. Since my body like Acacia, yes, I could have gone faster I suppose. However, once you go over your dose, you feel bad again, so it in not an endless climb. Going slow confirmed to me that it was acacia and nothing else so I knew to back down when I hit my stride.
Sorry to ramble. If you know it isn't causing problems, increase every two weeks.
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Oh Yea! I won't do it.
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That should work fine.
The bottles contain 90 tablets at 2g per tablet, and I pay about $11 for a bottle. You can do the math with your current fiber and dosage.
Honestly, Heather's acacia is probably the best in terms of the amount of fiber for your buck, but I like my chewables!
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Honestly, I'm not sure. LOL Since I'm stable, it's not like I'm expecting to see any great difference in things anyway... I mostly decided to start taking them again because I'm decreasing the amount of food I'm eating in a day. I haven't needed a SFS because I've been eating SO MUCH in the way of SF foods every day. Now that I'm cutting back pretty drastically, I'm a little worried about destabilizing, so this is how I'm hoping to keep things good.
For now, I'm aiming for 6g/day. My high dose a year ago was 8g/day, and that's where I stabilized.
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wow. for $8, one bottle of my psyllium caps has about 53g of SF. one bottle of your chewables has 180g of SF, at $11. that's ridiculous. i am definitely changing over.
i agree about the acacia - i eat so many of my meals at work that i need something portable. especially as i'm about to start a new job, i want something as simple and inconspicuous as possible. not having to down six pills first thing in the morning wouldn't hurt, either.
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I also tried Fiber Ghoice but switched for 2 reasons - 1 I was still getting some bloating -- and it's listed as a possible culprit -- and 2 - I also heard that the chewables like that can be bad for your teeth - especially if you take a lot of them - and on a regular basis. That certainly describes an IBS supplement. lol Rather than take that chance -- I just switched. I do take the travel size with me for emergencies -- when I might not get any water that isn't freezing cold... stuff like that.
6 - 8 weeks sounds like a very doable timeline -- as long as the fiber is agreeing with you.
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A lot of people are afraid to try them because they're inulin, which can be a problem for people who are prone to gassiness, but I've had no problem with them at all. Just be sure to get the kind that are NOT sugar-free, if you should decide to try them!
I use those, too, and they don't bother me at all. I found that Acacia bothered me a lot more, unfortunately. This is fine with me, though, because I actually enjoy the taste of the Fiber Choice. It's like I'm tricking my body into believing I'm eating candy and not a SFS. 
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