Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: soluable fiber THEN insoluable fiber

FDA recommends about 25-30 grams of dietary fiber per day. Some cultures eat more than 60 grams per day. You can read more about it on this web page. Assuming you eat three meals per day then you need about 8-10 grams of dietary fiber per meal. You need a bit less per meal if you have a couple of snacks with fiber.

I am IBS-D so I try to eat foods that are 50% or less insoluble fiber. If you are IBS-C then you may need more insoluble (but not cereal bran) and you may need more total dietary fiber today. Just for reference a boiled carrot has about 1.5 grams, a small banana about 2.5 grams and a serving of regular oatmeal about 6 grams (including 2 grams from resistant starch) of dietary fiber.

Fiber won't prevent an episode - however, it will less the likelihood of one happening.

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