Fiber: Too Much, Too Little?
#321131 - 12/22/07 01:48 PM
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SherryJ
Reged: 12/22/07
Posts: 9
Loc: Idaho
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I've been using the Acacia fiber for about a month and have had some positive results. Then some of the old "problems" started occuring so I have been increasing the fiber a little at a time. I'm still having some problems and I don't know whether to continue increasing the fiber or is there a point where the amout of fiber can actually start causing the problem? I'm currently using 1 Tbsp three times a day (I was on Benefiber for almost 2 years before that). Can anyone give my the benefit of their experience? Thank you!
Edited by SherryJ (12/22/07 04:46 PM)
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Solunle fiber isn't supposed to cause or worsen either C or D. It CAN however worsen bloating and gas, especially if you take too much or more than your body is used to. I have been increasing my dose by 1/2 tsp (1 gram of fiber) per week, and by the time I reached 9 grams a day, I felt like I was ready to rise up and float away because my gas was so bad. I cut back to 8 grams and that seems to be the magic number for me. C and D aren't 100% stable, but I feel like I'm perhaps 90% there. 
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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