Be careful. You might actually be able to take Equalactin or another soluble fiber supplement, and then have a small splurge of a trigger food. That strategy can work. But...you should be pretty stable in the first place, and it has to be an occasional indulgence. Unfortunately, it doesn't work too well to regularly take a soluble fiber supplement and then eat a lot of trigger foods. The soluble fiber is a great buffer, but you can overwhelm your GI tract anyway. So you have to find a balance here.
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Re: Equalactin & "normal" eating
You might actually be able to take Equalactin or another soluble fiber supplement, and then have a small splurge of a trigger food. That strategy can work. But...you should be pretty stable in the first place, and it has to be an occasional indulgence. Unfortunately, it doesn't work too well to regularly take a soluble fiber supplement and then eat a lot of trigger foods. The soluble fiber is a great buffer, but you can overwhelm your GI tract anyway. So you have to find a balance here.
