Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: A little confused about fiber tablet use

Why do not do well with the powders? I'm going to try to talk you into going back to it.

I used to take Fibercon capsules, then Citrucel. You're right -- the amount of fiber in them is minimal, practically nothing. Check out what Heather told me: web page

She explains it real well. You DO want to aim for 12-15 grams, but SLOWWWWWLY.

I would hate to have to swallow all those capsules every day. It's so much easier to stir Heather's acacia (which is much cheaper than those capsules, by the way!) into a cold glass of water -- it dissolves instantly, then mike it for 2 minutes and stick in a tea bag and some honey. YUM! Easy and quick and delicious.

Since I was only taking 1 gram of fiber (that was 1 capsule of Citrucel twice a day), I started out on the acacia at only 1 teaspoon twice a day, then SLOOWWWLY worked up to my current dosage of 1-1/3 tablespoons a day (that was increasing over a period of 3-1/2 months).

Give the powder another thought.

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