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Pages: 1 Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324551 - 02/12/08 10:43 AM Edit Reply Quote Rogue Reged: 01/27/08 Posts: 41 Loc: Ottawa, Canada I started taking Benefiber in December and have now been on 1 teaspoon in the morning and one before dinner everyday since the first week of January. I also started the Diet at the same time. I never used to get bloated or have horrible gas and all the gurgling until I started the Benefiber. Its endless and I even tried the fennel teas and no relief. My D has been almost non-existing for about a month but its hard to tell if the diet alone could have done the same and that the Benefiber is just giving me the access gas and such Should I maybe quite the Benefiber and see if the diet alone would do the trick? Lower the dose? I really need some advice -------------------- IBS-A mostly D, Emetaphobic, GAD Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324554 - 02/12/08 11:14 AM Edit Reply Quote Syl Reged: 03/13/05 Posts: 5499 Loc: SK, CANADA Benefiber in Canada is made with guar gum whereas Benefiber in the US is made with wheat dextrin. I have the same problem you do with Benefiber made with guar gum. Some people can handle certain kinds of SFS but not others. I don't take any fiber supplements. I get all of my SF from dietary sources. I would stop Benefiber and see how things go. -------------------- STABLE: ♂, IBS-D 50+ years - Science of IBS The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324556 - 02/12/08 11:18 AM Edit Reply Quote Rogue Reged: 01/27/08 Posts: 41 Loc: Ottawa, Canada accually the new formula in Canada is inulin in the Benefiber. -------------------- IBS-A mostly D, Emetaphobic, GAD Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324562 - 02/12/08 11:45 AM Edit Reply Quote Syl Reged: 03/13/05 Posts: 5499 Loc: SK, CANADA AH - yes - I recall they changed it - they use to use guar gum. Inulin definitely gives me problems. I wish they would use wheat dextrin in Canada. Inulin is known to cause gas. See Heather's these comments on this web page "If you're at all prone to bloating or gas (and many folks with IBS are), please avoid both psyllium and inulin (the main ingredients in Metamucil, Konsyl, Fybogel, Fibersure, and FiberChoice), which can seriously worsen these problems in some people with IBS." -------------------- STABLE: ♂, IBS-D 50+ years - Science of IBS The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324571 - 02/12/08 12:05 PM Edit Reply Quote Rogue Reged: 01/27/08 Posts: 41 Loc: Ottawa, Canada Thank you so much for your input and I do remember reading that but did not see Benefiber listed so i bought it not even thinking about the new formula and what it contained till you mentioned it. thank you in that case i will quit the Benefiber see how that goes and if i see that i need a fiber supp then ill get something different like the acacia and see if that works -------------------- IBS-A mostly D, Emetaphobic, GAD Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324573 - 02/12/08 12:09 PM Edit Reply Quote Erilyn Reged: 11/14/07 Posts: 743 Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Canada Aw crappy. That means when my Benefibre tablets that I use for travelling run out, I'll have to find another tablet-form SF! -------------------- 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! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324592 - 02/12/08 02:05 PM Edit Reply Quote Rogue Reged: 01/27/08 Posts: 41 Loc: Ottawa, Canada I know the chew ables still use guar gum but they have artificial sweeteners which are bad, im not sure about the caplets -------------------- IBS-A mostly D, Emetaphobic, GAD Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324594 - 02/12/08 02:07 PM Edit Reply Quote Erilyn Reged: 11/14/07 Posts: 743 Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Canada Hmmm... I'll have to check! I do have the chewables... and I didn't realize til later that they had sucralose. But I haven't taken them since September - that was back when I was still only taking 2-3 grams of fibre per day (I am now up to 10). -------------------- 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! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #324716 - 02/14/08 07:32 AM Edit Reply Quote Jordy Reged: 08/12/06 Posts: 2095 I decided to go without an SFS because of the bloating, gas, etc. I use flaxmeal instead, as a compromise. -------------------- IBS-C with pain and bloat Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Fiber Supp or No Fiber Supp       #325905 - 03/02/08 10:38 AM Edit Reply Quote Snorkie Reged: 02/15/05 Posts: 1999 Loc: Northern Illinois, USA I use TopCare's version of FiberCon when I'm away from home. Works great for me. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1

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