How long did it take to get up to your SF maintainance dose?
#216532 - 09/29/05 10:53 AM
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As you guys know, I'm trying Acacia. I came to wonder, how long did it take most of you to finally reach your maintainance dose? Is it possible to get up to 12 or 14 grams within a month or two? I feel like I just want to cram the whole tablespoon of Acacia down my mouth.
I am impatiently waiting for some BMs. How long did it take you guys to build up to your maintainance dose? What's the worst that can happen if I increase 1/2 tsp every few days?
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I'm not on acacia, of course, but back when I was taking a SFS regularly, I got up to my full dose in about a month and a half.
I just started taking it again, after almost a year of not taking it, and I'm fully expecting to be up to my full dose again in a month or less. I'm already up to 4g/day (2 tablets) with no problems, and I just started a couple days ago.
I'm not sure if that's at all helpful, but there ya go. LOL
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casey, what kind do you use that you get 2g/tablet? i get 2g from 6 psyllium caps.
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A lot of people are afraid to try them because they're inulin, which can be a problem for people who are prone to gassiness, but I've had no problem with them at all.  Just be sure to get the kind that are NOT sugar-free, if you should decide to try them!
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is the taste/consistency ok?
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jaime
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You're so funny, Beth! I'm doing the same thing and I'm just like you. I just want to take all of it, now!! That probably wouldn't be a good idea!!
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They taste like orange. I like them.....but they don't help with my diarrhea. They helped me alot when I went through the constipation phase of my IBS. But, when I switched to being IBS-D, they didn't help with the diarrhea at all. Have they helped anyone else that is IBS-D????
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...and they've helped me just fine.
Jaime - they taste a lot like chewable vitamin C tablets, and the consistency isn't too bad... I find they stick in my teeth a little bit, but nothing a drink or tooth-brushing afterwards won't fix. I'd rather have a little grit in my teeth than try to drink a glass of glue! (I tried Citrucel before this - that was just plain awful.)
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Nooooo....
#216593 - 09/29/05 12:40 PM
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I have a feeling you'd feel like you swallowed a balloon. Or a bottle of Draino. Hah!
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that sounds great. (i always loved those vitamin c chewables.) and they must work out to being cheaper than psyllium, since at my current dose, one bottle lasts about two weeks. to switch i just compare SF content, lower my dose a tiny bit in terms of that, and work my way back up?
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What dose are you aiming for anyhow?
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Possibly. I always had about 3-4 uncomfortable bloated feeling days when I would increase my dose, and I was just too cautious to speed up. Since my body like Acacia, yes, I could have gone faster I suppose. However, once you go over your dose, you feel bad again, so it in not an endless climb. Going slow confirmed to me that it was acacia and nothing else so I knew to back down when I hit my stride.
Sorry to ramble. If you know it isn't causing problems, increase every two weeks.
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Oh Yea! I won't do it.
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That should work fine.
The bottles contain 90 tablets at 2g per tablet, and I pay about $11 for a bottle. You can do the math with your current fiber and dosage.
Honestly, Heather's acacia is probably the best in terms of the amount of fiber for your buck, but I like my chewables!
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Honestly, I'm not sure. LOL Since I'm stable, it's not like I'm expecting to see any great difference in things anyway... I mostly decided to start taking them again because I'm decreasing the amount of food I'm eating in a day. I haven't needed a SFS because I've been eating SO MUCH in the way of SF foods every day. Now that I'm cutting back pretty drastically, I'm a little worried about destabilizing, so this is how I'm hoping to keep things good.
For now, I'm aiming for 6g/day. My high dose a year ago was 8g/day, and that's where I stabilized.
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wow. for $8, one bottle of my psyllium caps has about 53g of SF. one bottle of your chewables has 180g of SF, at $11. that's ridiculous. i am definitely changing over.
i agree about the acacia - i eat so many of my meals at work that i need something portable. especially as i'm about to start a new job, i want something as simple and inconspicuous as possible. not having to down six pills first thing in the morning wouldn't hurt, either.
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I also tried Fiber Ghoice but switched for 2 reasons - 1 I was still getting some bloating -- and it's listed as a possible culprit -- and 2 - I also heard that the chewables like that can be bad for your teeth - especially if you take a lot of them - and on a regular basis. That certainly describes an IBS supplement. lol Rather than take that chance -- I just switched. I do take the travel size with me for emergencies -- when I might not get any water that isn't freezing cold... stuff like that.
6 - 8 weeks sounds like a very doable timeline -- as long as the fiber is agreeing with you.
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A lot of people are afraid to try them because they're inulin, which can be a problem for people who are prone to gassiness, but I've had no problem with them at all. Just be sure to get the kind that are NOT sugar-free, if you should decide to try them!
I use those, too, and they don't bother me at all. I found that Acacia bothered me a lot more, unfortunately. This is fine with me, though, because I actually enjoy the taste of the Fiber Choice. It's like I'm tricking my body into believing I'm eating candy and not a SFS. 
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I'm wondering the same thing...I am so impatient, too, and it might not even help!
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How long did it take you to get to your maintainance dose?
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~ Beth
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Yep, I got to the full dose in about a month. I started slow but never really noticed any change, so by the end I was increasing it by 1/2 tsp every other day or so.
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Well, I was actually taking Fiber Choice before I even found out I had IBS... so I don't remember! Back then I didn't get the bloating I get now so I probably just started taking a bunch at once. Oh to feel that way again! 
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Hi guys..
great info on the fiberchoice! I'm thinking about starting these.
I've been using acacia, but I am just so sick of having to stir that stuff up three times a day. I have a very busy schedule, so cutting corners anywhere makes my life alot easier. I think the fiberchoice are the only safe chewables right?
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They made me have to "go" as soon as I opened my eyes in the morning and I couldn't stop it.......so, I quit taking FiberChoice and went back to my Citrucel Clear and I'm back to normal again.......thank god!!
Michelle
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What about Benefiber? I want to increase the dosage. I am at about 1/2 tsp a day. I'm not exactly sure how to increase. I am afraid to go to quickly with it. Anyone here stabalized, and up to a full dosage with benefiber? I need some tips or something.
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