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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? right, and I take the fine grain...if you compare the cheaper stuff in the HFS it is ground courser than the Konsyl..BTW, don't forget to mix it fast and drink..it thickens up with lightening speed--start with a low, low dose and work up from there... 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? right (is jewel a drugstore?) 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! You're welcome..yes Fiberchoice can be hard for some people because of the inulin. Acacia seems to be the easiest on the tummy....Try Walmart for Konsyl...it's cheaper there than anyplace I've found..but almost any drug store carries it. The capsules of psyllium are ok to take..you just have to take a lot of them to get enuf fiber. Kandee

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1>> is psyllium the only SFS you take?? No, I take it only at night and during the day I take 1 tsp of acacia (2.5g SF) and about 5gSF of citrucel capsules.

2>> is it ideal for replacing other SFS? Only at night, as kandee said

3>> does it work better when taking something with it like acacia? or miralax?? I take either magnesium or miralax daily and it works, so... probably

4>> whats your dosages?? I take 1 tsp at night, which is about 1.25g SF.

thanks *SO* much in advance for any feedback!!!

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3 tablespoons of psyllium at night, how do you get in the necessary liquid that is recommended to drink after taking the fiber?

Do you take the Konsyl in a cup of water and then drink another whole cup of water after that? Isn't the necessary to move the psylium through you?

But then wouldn't you be up all night with a full bladder? Aren't you too full at night (after eating all day) to add even more fiber to your body

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do you get the same effect if you mix the powder into a fruit-smoothie? i mix acacia in smoothies i make sometimes---other times tea. it thickens that fast?? Yep.. i remember using citracel and it did the same thing!

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Thanks for your answer, Kandee. You're welcome Cyndy. So, you drink it in 12 oz of water then just go to bed without drinking additional liquid to the 12 oz you took the konsyl in? Yep.

I want to try it your way to prevent bloat all day. I want to see if it works for my body to take it and night and see if I can "sleep through" the bloat stage. Oh you will, but don't be surprised if you have to "go" right after getting up and moving around or right after eating something. I get tiny pains, like gas pains, and that means I better get to a bathroom quickly..once that is done you'll have a bloat free, empty feeling moring..or at least I do. But I was worried because, as you know, the recommendation is to drink more water afterwards to flush it through the system. Yes, I know, and if you were doing this during the day I'd say definitely you'd need more water. So I was a little confused if I could take it with liquid it was mixed in period , and not have to take additonal water after. I wasn't sure if I could just take it in water, then go to bed immediately after. For me, that's the trick...hit the hay right after you take it...fall asleep and let it do it's thing.

No, I would not start at 3 whole tablespoons. TEASPOONS NOT TABLESPOONS PLEASE. If you tried that much you'd never get out of the cup except with a jack-hammer! LOL I thought maybe one whole Tablespoon would be safe. I guess I won't know until I try though. But I don't want this stuff gelling up in my colon and just sitting there. It won't if you're well hydrated to begin with. I know that causes problems too. It is a sure way for the psyllium, which is taken to help constipation, turn into the cause of the constipation. I've never heard this, but anything is possible. I also take stool softeners when I take the psyllium at night...so if the psyllium alone doesn't work for you, you may try adding them too.

So, did I get this correct yet? You just take it in 12 oz of water, that's it, then go to bed. No additional liquid because you've been drinking all day? Yep.

And no, I don't think you are unusual to drink all day and not with meals. On the contrary, I think that is what most of us do, and what is in fact, recommended. Yep, besides I live in the hot desert...and consuming a gallon of water on top of other liquids here is not uncommon. I carry tons of bottled water at all times with me in my car.

Thanks for sharing your opinion. And yes, I understand it is just your personal opinion and not one that is the "golden rule" for all Cers! I won't hold you personally liable for how my body reacts! Thanks, give it a try...you never know when something that works for one of us might work for another. I do know that because I have diverticulosis...it's a mild case, but diverticulitis none the less, the recommended minimum fiber is 30 grams daily. But I realize many with straight IBS-C alone may have to work up to approximately that much fiber. Once you find the right combination of SFS, that works for you, life is good! Good luck. Kandee

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So you only take 3 teaspoons a day, not 3 tablespoons like your initial post stated? You had me confused for a minute but I checked to see what I said and yes, I said teaspoons. Okay, thanks for clearing that up! So do you think I should start with less than one Tablespoon? Maybe only 1 teaspoon to start, or even less than that? Use one rounded teaspoon to start out, as the label recommends for one dose...it says 2 doses a day, but as you know..I take three...Kandee

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