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I'm pretty sure miralax is a stool softener NOT a SFS.
Take a probiotic just as recommended...usually once a day. It's not a drug and doesn't work that fast.
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Boys! - nt
#155612 - 03/02/05 02:06 AM
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Linz
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Thanks for answering about Miralax. I have started taking a probiotic before each meal as indicated - I am now taking Natrol Acidophilus brand - anyone ever heard of it?
Can an SFS as I asked before help with gas pains after each meal??? what exactly does an SFs do??
Thanks for all of everyone's help - I am getting pretty desparate!
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... here.
SFSs basically help with all aspects of IBS. Unless you are intolerant of them all, there is no good reason why every IBSer shouldn't take one!
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- and they have a good rep for having the bacteria they claim to have.  I guess many companies don't. 
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Re: Boys! - nt
#155672 - 03/02/05 06:41 AM
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Hey!  Such is the college life.
Avidan
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Why'd you have to go and make me so constipated?
--'Weird' Al Yankovic, "A Complicated Song"
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I have just ordered the Acacia fiber supplement and will begin once I receive it. I am confused! I will start out slow 1/2 teaspoon daily - once at nite and once in the morning over my oatmeal. Can I overdose on acacia - or get gassy if I do more than I should????
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Re: Taking acacia
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Check out this thread for a few differents thoughts on what acacia is, what it does, and how some people take it.
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It would be hard to overdose on it per se, but I wouldn't take much more than 3 tbsp a day...that's 13.5g of SF.
The problem with SFSs comes if you increase the dose too much too fast...then it can cause gas and bloating until your body adjusts. That's why Heather suggests starting on a tiny dose like 1/2 (or even 1/4) tsp twice a day. A dose like this won't help much, but by increasing the dose slowly you can avoid all side effects.
I was put on a SFS before I discovered Heather VV and went straight onto the full dose. I had major gas and bloating for a couple of weeks, but it worked really fast...it just depends whether you want to avoid the side effects or not.
Edited by Linz (03/03/05 01:35 AM)
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When I reach to one tablespoon 3 times per day do I take one tablespoon 3 times per day. I am going to think positive - as Heather says we might not need that much if we begin to feel better (feeling better to me is no gas pains after I eat). Am I being realistic - I need to know!!!
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