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Do you take this everyday? I noticed in another post you mentioned that you thought it might be better to just do a big shot of Acacia only when you are constipated.
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Thank you!! I started to have an attack on the way to the doctor's office and I popped a levsin and it went away. So, I pretty good while I was there. However, when I left there, I went to the grocery store and I picked up some stuff for my husband, including doughnuts......and I ate one and that was a huge mistake!!.....I shouldn't have done that. I thought I was going to die!! And I woke up not feeling so well, this morning, too. I still don't feel too good right now, but at least I was able to eat something. I'm so glad to hear that you're stable. I wish I was stable.......oh, those were good times!! hehehehe....
Michelle 
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Well remember, not everyone reacts well to Acacia. It does seem to be well tolerated by a lot of people, but everyone's IBS is different you know? Personally Acacia gave me attacks! Even when starting small. But you should give it a good try cause it may help you. But don't get discouraged if it doesn't, just maybe go back to the other fibers you were using.
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And I am also in the middle of introducing Acacia to my body. I also have the mushy skinny poos...the kind where you keep wiping but can't seem to get a clean butt!  Yuck. I need to carry wet wipes with me like a litle baby!
I had firmer BMs while on psyllium, but couldn't stand the gas.
I now have skinny little BMs all day, and the gas. I'm just hoping it gets better as my dose of acacia increases. Or should I stop it and go back to what I was doing?
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...are incomplete. I always feel like I need to go, but the stool just won't come out. It is just so frustrating. Any suggestions on how to make the BM more complete and less thin?
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How long have you been at it? I wouldn't go back -- as the gas wasn't good either... unless... have you tried adding a probiotic to control the gas? Sometimes that helps. If your old fiber worked for your BMs - that and a probiotic might work in combo.
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And I was taking a probiotic with the psyllium and also now. I just chose a probiotic out of many so don't know how good it is. I have tried several, but none have seem to help with gas. Is there one that is better for gas?
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Hmmm Gas was the one issue I had the hardest time getting rid of. I attack it on two fronts. I use a probiotic and I have digestive enzymes that have an anti-gas element in them. Both are made by Natrol. I don't know that they are better than anything else out there -- I just know they work for me. I read up on them from Consumer Reports -- the Natrol had all the bacteria they were supposed to -- and they were all alive. They do have less than other brands -- because they say that they need less because they all survive. I use Biobeads -- they are coated to survive the acids in your stomach. I also use their digestive enzymes -- I actually take more than the suggested dose -- I take 2 with lunch and 2 with supper.
Here is their site with info on Biobeads (keep in mind that I buy it for cheaper)
http://www.natrol.com/products/product.php?sku=4042
and Digest Support
http://www.natrol.com/products/product.php?sku=885
At iherb I buy the biobeads for 8.24 and the Digest Support for 6.04 -- then they offer an on-line discount that saves me another dollar or so. (the picture they show for Digest Support doesn't match -- but it is the same thing)
However -- that's just what worked for me. What's worse -- the BMs or the gas? I would fix that first. You may need to try a whole new kind of fiber. I had gas with acacia as well -- and Psyllium is known for gas. I know some use Benefiber or maybe Citrucel. It may be that your fiber is what is causing your gas -- and that's why the probiotic isn't working.
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Spread out over 6 times. Is it better to take more at a time and reduce the number of times I take it?
I take 1/2 tsp with breakfast, 1/4 tsp noonish, 1/2 tsp with lunch, 1/4-1/2 tsp at 4, 1 tsp with dinner (7 pm), and 1/4 tsp at around 8:30.
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