urid
04-02-2004, 11:32 AM
This question may sound off beat, but I really would like to have an answer. Recently I started taking a couple of Metamucil caps with each meal. I can't believe the difference, and the natural ease of bowel movements. I will have maybe one or two movements a day, and I noticed that if the waste material were put end to end it would be two or three feet long. Is this normal??? I have always just been used to maybe a 6 inch long compacted "turd" Thanks guys. I recommend Metamucil to anyone.
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L-Town
04-02-2004, 11:53 AM
I had the same experience after 2 days of taking metamucil wafers. It seems to bulk you up and clean you out at the same time.
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Harry
04-02-2004, 12:31 PM
I have been saying for over 4 years on this board that everybody needs fiber for their intestines to function properly--- It is just the way we are made. But all fiber is not the same-- there is soluble and insoluble fiber and you need both. It's just not easy to get enough of the right kind every day.
A person needs 20 to 30 grams daily. I think taking psyllium is the best way to get water soluble fiber in your diet. I have found I need about 5 to 7 grams daily with what I eat to have a consistant, gentle, regular BM daily. Just make sure that with each dose--- you drink enough water because it expands as is a bulk forming agent. It also works as well for diarrhea as it does for constipation. And, it does keep your intestines cleaner!!!
Harry
A person needs 20 to 30 grams daily. I think taking psyllium is the best way to get water soluble fiber in your diet. I have found I need about 5 to 7 grams daily with what I eat to have a consistant, gentle, regular BM daily. Just make sure that with each dose--- you drink enough water because it expands as is a bulk forming agent. It also works as well for diarrhea as it does for constipation. And, it does keep your intestines cleaner!!!
Harry
Ibsux
04-03-2004, 01:34 AM
Hi,
I'm a regular poster on the IBS boards and haven't been getting any responses on my question about Fibercon vs. Metamucil.
I've been taking two Fibercon daily for about three weeks. The first week was great: it alleviated some of the stomach cramping, gurgling noises, and diarrhea I was experiencing. Now I'm finding that although I've been having less BMs on average, they are starting to become watery again (basically no form to them at all).
I've read all these great things about psyllium supplements. Should I start taking Metamucil caps? Will it have a longer lasting effect?
I'm a regular poster on the IBS boards and haven't been getting any responses on my question about Fibercon vs. Metamucil.
I've been taking two Fibercon daily for about three weeks. The first week was great: it alleviated some of the stomach cramping, gurgling noises, and diarrhea I was experiencing. Now I'm finding that although I've been having less BMs on average, they are starting to become watery again (basically no form to them at all).
I've read all these great things about psyllium supplements. Should I start taking Metamucil caps? Will it have a longer lasting effect?
Harry
04-03-2004, 02:16 AM
Ibsux,
I think you should take a water soluble fiber like psyllium seed husk.
Fibercon is as you can read on the container-- Calcium polycarbophil. It is a synthetic fiber that is not fermented and broken down by intestinal bacteria and does not absorb water--- so it acts like an insoluble fiber. It will make you have BMs but does not bulk up your stools like a water soluble fiber does --- it is also sold as Mitrolan and Equualatin.
Fibercon will help some people with constipation but is not a bulking agent like Metamucil and Citrucel. It is not a water soluble fiber like psyllium is---
My wife uses psyllium caps that contain 880 mgms of psyllium from the Vitamin Shoppe and she takes 6 daily and sometimes she uses several more.
I use Metamucil powder and I take it twice daily for about 7 grams daily. If you take it make sure you drink the amount of water recommened. I have taken it for about 20 years.
When you first start -- start slow because it ferments, causes gas until your body gets use to it.
I wish you well---Harry
I think you should take a water soluble fiber like psyllium seed husk.
Fibercon is as you can read on the container-- Calcium polycarbophil. It is a synthetic fiber that is not fermented and broken down by intestinal bacteria and does not absorb water--- so it acts like an insoluble fiber. It will make you have BMs but does not bulk up your stools like a water soluble fiber does --- it is also sold as Mitrolan and Equualatin.
Fibercon will help some people with constipation but is not a bulking agent like Metamucil and Citrucel. It is not a water soluble fiber like psyllium is---
My wife uses psyllium caps that contain 880 mgms of psyllium from the Vitamin Shoppe and she takes 6 daily and sometimes she uses several more.
I use Metamucil powder and I take it twice daily for about 7 grams daily. If you take it make sure you drink the amount of water recommened. I have taken it for about 20 years.
When you first start -- start slow because it ferments, causes gas until your body gets use to it.
I wish you well---Harry
Ibsux
04-03-2004, 11:12 AM
Harry,
Thanks for the response. Funny how the Fibercon label says its "bulk forming". I will try the Metamucil caps and see what happens...
Thanks for the response. Funny how the Fibercon label says its "bulk forming". I will try the Metamucil caps and see what happens...
wackytoposthere
04-04-2004, 04:53 AM
You can buy Psyllium seed powder online for $3.60 a pound. I'v been real
happy with the herbs I buy from herbco. They also have Psyllium husks powder, whole Psyllium husks, and whole Psyllium seeds. All are under $4.00
a pound, a pound goes a long, long ways.
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happy with the herbs I buy from herbco. They also have Psyllium husks powder, whole Psyllium husks, and whole Psyllium seeds. All are under $4.00
a pound, a pound goes a long, long ways.
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Ibsux
04-04-2004, 10:54 AM
How many times and what amounts do you usually take?
wackytoposthere
04-06-2004, 02:08 AM
I use 1/2 teaspoon Psyllium seed powder, only in the evening before bed time. I generally mix it with a 1/4 glass of juice, followed by a full glass of water.