How much daily fiber do you strive for, including SFS ,SF and IF?
#235100 - 01/02/06 06:40 AM
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LisaRae
Reged: 07/18/05
Posts: 90
Loc: Atlanta Ga
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My gastro says as a IBS-D he wants me to get 40-45 grams of fiber per day. What are your doctors saying and what amount do you all try for? If he had his way I would be eating All Bran all day but I do try to get a lot of fiber in, the safe way. Thanks, Lisa
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My GI doctor has said nothing about fiber. However, he has said that if whatever I'm doing is working to keep doing it.
I'm not sure how much fiber I get in daily, but here's what I generally do to make sure I'm getting at least some everyday...
I take 1 TB of Benefiber in the morning and another at the end of the day, usually with dinner. (3 grams SFS each dose)
For breakfast nearly everyday, I have a half-cup oatmeal (dry) cooked with 1 c. 8th Continent soy milk (2 g SFS, 2 g NSF) with a half cup of peaches or pears mixed in. Sometimes I use a banana instead for the fruit, which gives me more SFS.
With lunch, I almost always have about a cup of raw carrots for a bit more fiber. (NOTE: Not everyone can handle raw carrots.) If I'm having soup or a frozen dinner, I often
add some veggies to it, usually a mix of mushrooms, green beans, and carrots.
I take 2 caplets of Fibercon before lunch too. (1 gram SFS).
For my afternoon snack at work, I have a half cup of unsweetened applesauce or a banana.
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I believe it said I was getting about 40ish grams of fiber BEFORE my SFS. I take 15g of acacia a day, so that would be 55ish grams of fiber a day for me...
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#235283 - 01/02/06 08:07 PM
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Gracie
Reged: 11/25/05
Posts: 1967
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What does acacia taste like?
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It does not have a taste. I mix it to a paste in a cup/glass and then gradually fill the glass up with water then I leave it for a few minutes, then give it another stir and then drink it straight down. I have been doing this now for over a year and it has definitely made a big difference to me (and I have been living with ibs.d for over 30 years).
Judith
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Uh, same here re: fiber intake. Most days, like Retrograde (Laurel) showed around 40ish grams of fiber before supplementation--which I stopped. I note less D since stopping SFS for some obscure reason.
Kate.
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Interesting. I may try it someday.
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