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Yes Deb I increased about a gram a week. I have to say that I believe many people that are C eat too much IF and do not take enough SFS and SF. I take 24 grams of SFS a day and am very careful about incorporating IF. For about 6 months I was under this spell and was having frequent attacks. Now I follow Heather's diet to the T and I feel great. Good luck
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Oh deb I also mix it up in a huge water bottle in the morning and drink it before I eat anything throughout the day. Also I take a dose in the morning and before bed. Good luck
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Thanks Andrew, I am up for any help with my C at this point. So is a gram about a tsp or a half a week? So far I am still at 1/2 tsp every morning and night. When I tried to increase last time to 1 tsp a day it freaked out in there. So I am thinking of trying 3/4 tsp tonight and see how that works. I agree following the diet and acadia has helped alot. I do eat alot of SF but know the more SFS will help my gas and pains. Well atleast I am hoping 
I am the one from Philly  How is your wife doing? When are you guys do?
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Babies is the plan for 2008!!Hope this IBS cooperates.
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Hey Andrew,
When you say you mix up a dose in a huge water bottle.....do you take this with you and throughout the day you just shake it up before drinking???? At this point, how much powder do you use in your water bottle (33 oz??). One more thing, your am and pm dose, do you mix with food or drink in water???
Thanks.
Sharon
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I have thought about upping my acacia. On "You Are What You Eat" (my favorite show BTW) she says sticky poop means you aren't getting enough fiber and poo is being left inside. I take 2T acacia per day. I believe that is 12g right? I added up what I assume I eat in fiber grams and it comes to another 20 grams or more. I should check that on a nutrition website. Anyway maybe I'll start with an additional teaspoon tonight.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Hey LM,
Was this your first time doing a stool sample then?
I feel like after all this time, I'm an old pro!   Although, I do agree... it is really gross to do. I had to do one recently and made BF stay away from the bathroom I was using all day, hee hee.
I am curious to see if they tell you what all the undigested food is about. I'll check back to see when you post the results, hope you get some answers!
Cheers,
Steph
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IBS-D,pain.
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I did some checking online and guestimated my usual fiber for a day. It came to 38-48 grams (from conservative to liberal).
My daily average diet I figured like this; everyone please check for accuracy and what you think
1T acacia 6g
cereal with soy milk or good bowl oatmeal 4-5g
banana 2g
bar, either cereal with 2g or luna with 4g or nuts
1 fruit, either apple, pear,orange, grapefruit etc depending on time of year 2-3g
lunch I guessed 2-5 grams, varies a lot
banana 2g
pineapple large amount 3g
dinner I am saying about 7g with all the veggies, but could be lower at times
cereal or something in evening 4-5g
acacia 6g
I think 35g a day is very conservative estimate of what I eat and guess 45 is closer. There is a diet out there that is centered on eating 35 grams a day and how you'll lose weight from it. Hmm I dont believe it!
So tonight I had a heaping tablespoon acacia in hot choc soy milk and will have a heaping T for a week and see how that goes. I felt better today. I kind of don't want to be feeling good when i finally get my GI appt which will be sometime in December. Of course I want to improve, but I don't want to go to the appt and say "I am doing better, oh well whatever," I want to go and try to finally get some help! 
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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I looked at what you are eating and it is very similar to what I was eating 6 months ago when I was getting attacks at least every 2-3 days. Now I don't worry about the amount of SF I get as long as I get it. Like I said this is in addition to the 24 g of SFS I take. My IF I am very careful with and only eat sparingly throughout the day usually no more than 3 times a day. My fat content is also very low. Maybe try increasing the SFS, not worrying about eating too much SF because it cannot constipate you. Maybe this will provide the necessary cushion that you need,
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Hello sharon I have a dose of 4 grams when I roll out of bed mixed up in a cup. For work I take a 40 oz. water bottle with 16 grams mixed up. I drink 8 oz. every two hours before I eat. Then I take 4g mixed up in a cup before I go to bed. SFS throughout the day has been a miracle cure for me. Note it took me a few months to work up to this dose. Take care and good luck.
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I am not exactly sure what you mean. I don't worry about C. What sort of adaptations did you do to your diet? My main plan has always been a little SF, a little IF and a little fat everytime I eat.
And 24 grams means 4T a day? is that right? So do you mean it is more important for you to take acacia but not worry about what fiber you eat?
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"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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