psyllium success stories!!!
#179399 - 05/16/05 02:33 PM
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will anyone who has tried psyllium as a SFS reply with the success theyve had with it?? i really want to try it and found the perfect kind to buy but i wanted to know more about it. i read an article about it and it seemed pretty on-the-dot effective but ive been adding in/taking away and playing with all the stuff i take for ibs and im a little nervous to try adding in something else. a few questions:
1>> is psyllium the only SFS you take??
2>> is it ideal for replacing other SFS?
3>> does it work better when taking something with it like acacia? or miralax??
4>> whats your dosages??
thanks *SO* much in advance for any feedback!!!
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Psyllium was a nightmare for me. I felt abominably inflated and grossly bloated--like the Michelan Man! Yes, I drank lots of water/herbal tea. It also impacted my breathing. It felt like having "clumps" and lumps of stuff in me; if anything it caused me intense anxiety. Based on my experience I would never recommend a psyllium product to anyone. It is cruel.
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Wow, that sounds scary. I guess I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum. It has helped me tremendously. I started with the powder, then the cookies, then the capsules and now I'm on only the capsules with calcium.
I take three of them three times a day - but that's still not much when you read the label. (heard all you guys raving about Heather's acacia so I just got some and was wondering about adding/substituting too.)
The psyllium has especially helped me in the mornings if I take it the night before. I think I started taking one pill three times and day and worked up to three pills three times a day. I'm D predom. if it matters.
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the fact that I swear that psyllium works wonders for me. I mean, it'd be useless without Heather's diet, but when I'm even JUST on an SFS it makes a huge dif. It's the only one I use, it's the only one I've ever used, and I have about 2-3 TBSP in a smoothie every bfast.MMM.
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OO yummy  whats the equivelant to that in capsules?? im assuming you use a powder? where do you find the powder? i found some capsules @ the W.F. near me with a vegetarian formula making the capsule-part okay for me to eat [its made w/a vegatable base instead of gelatin] id actually like to quit all of my stuff im taking for a day or 2 so its not in my body and then i can "start over" kind of, hopefully with the psyllium!! thanks shannon!
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really??! ohhh---do you have asthma? or breathing difficulty normally? the article i read on psyllium mentioned Quote:
"an exceedingly small amount of people are allergic to it [ie: asthma]"
i have asthma and more recently have been having alot of problems with it and the rapidly changing weather [here in lovely chicago  ] thanks for your reply! im *really* glad you mentioned the trouble with breathing b/c now i can be a little more aware--bye!
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hey-
im a C. whats predominant mean BTW? thats great to hear about the psyllium working for you! do you have breathing/asthma problems? i read it may effect those--and another person who replied said she had trouble. i have asthma and want to make sure. where did you get the powder/cookies?? are the cookies only psyllium? or other ingredients as well?
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will anyone who has tried psyllium as a SFS reply with the success theyve had with it?? i really want to try it and found the perfect kind to buy but i wanted to know more about it. i read an article about it and it seemed pretty on-the-dot effective but ive been adding in/taking away and playing with all the stuff i take for ibs and im a little nervous to try adding in something else. a few questions:
1>> is psyllium the only SFS you take?? No. I take Acacia during the day (or FiberChoice if I travel) and the psyllium at night, just before bed. I'm a "C" and use Konsyl brand of psyllium.
2>> is it ideal for replacing other SFS? Only if you enjoy bloating..LOL. I find Acacia non-bloating but psyllium has a little quirky characteristic ---it WILL bloat you.
3>> does it work better when taking something with it like acacia? or miralax?? I think so.
4>> whats your dosages?? 15 g., or 3 rounded teaspoons of the psyllium at night....The others..about the same amount..15 g. SFS but spaced out over the day before meals.
thanks *SO* much in advance for any feedback!!! You're welcome  Kandee
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hey thank you!! you answered all my Q's you take the powder-form psyllium im guessing, right? i so far have only come across the capsules but still have some more places to check! i used to take fiberchoice too--the orange ones from jewel right? do those work well for you? i had alot of problems with them and other SFS sold at jewel like benefiber, fibercons and the fiberchoice. thanks again for your reply!
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Yes, I have asthma and it (the psyllium) really messed up my breathing. I was really wheezing dangerously. It really clogged my air pipes and I got really itchy, too. And the bloating--literally inflated--was a terrifying nightmare! So, warning: if you have asthma be ULTRA CAUTIOUS, or even better AVOID psyllium.
One thing, though, that helps me is kelp/seaweed/chollera/spirulina. Do you eat any sea veg.?
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