Not sure if this is going to help you or confuse you, but I was at a point where my bms were like yours and I was feeling gassy/bloated so I DECREASED my acacia instead of increasing it like everyone suggested. The thing is...for me my situation was a bit different...originally a d (very d), then turned A with 3 1/2 tsp/day (REALLY helped with the d), then started taking an antidepressant which made me turn c. I kind of feel now like I don't really need the acacia (I just take 1/2 tsp daily in the AM) as long as I am stable (pretty much except for gas and bloating I'm still trying to totally conquer), I eat enough IF, drink water, and try to do moderate exercise.
On the other hand, lots of C'ers swear that they need MORE acacia to allow them to eat more IF (Heather says the same thing). I was eating so much IF though that I think I was getting gasier from it. I don't know. I guess we are all different. I don't want to go against the recommendations to increase the Acacia, I just want to say that it didn't work for me once I was c. If I ever go off the meds, I KNOW I'll need to go back to taking much more acacia to control my d.
You could always try increasing by 1/4 tsp for a week and see how that goes, and if not, decrease and see what happens. Also, K2 swears by sit-ups to "get things moving." Feel better. 
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Re: Acacia Effects??
