IMO, the citrucel powder might be causing the excess gas and bloating. Especially if you're not drinking a ton of water each day to help move it through your gut. Equalactin I am not familiar with, but I'd look up side effects of the one, too. The magnesium would only have the opposite effect, so I can't see that one being the problem. The fruits will cause gas and bloating for an IBSer, they put me in gas *you know where*, so I avoid them like the plague, unless it's papaya. Zelnorm is something my dr wouldn't try me on. She said it's too new and wasn't sure it would help me, so that one I'm not sure either. Colace should only help move your bowels along, so probably not that. One thing though, if you get too much fiber and bowel stimulation without truly sufficient water intake, and I mean at least 60 ounces spread out throughout the day, you could cause yourself a lot of problems. I'm sure you already know that, but I wanted to mention it. Fiber without enough water just sits and a blocked state, causing severe cramps, gas and bloating. Along with my 55 ounces of water and hot tea, I also down a glass of prune juice everyday. Have you tried that?
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