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I had my gall bladder out 10 weeks ago and since then have had diarrhea on and off. My GP put me on Konsyl-D to control my diarrhea. It works well. However, I do sometimes have bloating, gas and bouts of diarrhea.

I am taking 1 rounded teaspoon in a glass of water first thing before breakfast and again before dinner at night.

I find that I do not have a BM every day, on the days I do have one it is sometimes just round pebbles joined together (not hard) and I always feel like it's not enough. (prior to gall bladder removal I would have a BM that resembled a sausage and a decent size). Other days it can be long and stringy and smell awful.

Rently I have found that I may have a BM every 2nd or 3rd day and then I will feel urgency and end up having what seems like a LOT of BM....like a clean-out. I know that if I was not taking fibre this would be horrid diarrhea because even though it is thicker it is kind of urgent.

I'm sorry this is too much information, but I am wondering if this is normal while taking fibre? It all seems very strange having to think about what my bowels are doing.

I would appreciate any advice I can get. I did wonder about increasing the fibre to see if I can have a BM each day, but I am unsure about this.