Does Anyone Here Use a Fiber Product Regularly for Any Reason?

Happyflowerlady said:
This book about the importance of fiber in our diet is on sale today on Amazon. It is usually $27, but the ebook is only $1.99 right now. It explains everything we might want to know about the different types of fiber, our gut bacteria, and how it all relates to our health. Apparently, not only gut diseases like GERD, IBS, and Crohn’s Disease are caused by the buildup of the wrong kind of gut bacteria; but also ones like auto-immune diseases, and even depression.
Here is the link for the ebook:
https://smile.amazon.com/Fiber-Fueled-Plant-Based-Optimizing-Microbiome-ebook

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That link isn't working for me *Yvonne...
 
hollydolly said:
That link isn't working for me *Yvonne...
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It might not work for you because it is a link for Amazon US, @hollydolly . I do not know if the book is only on sale here or if it would be on sale in other countries.
The best way to find it is to go to your Amazon/Kindle page, and then do a search for the name of the book, and it should bring it up for you, and also tell you if it is on sale in the UK, too.

No matter what kind of a diet a person eats, this book has some great information about how our digestive system works, what gut microbes we need, and which ones we do not want in there, and how to feed the good ones and starve the bad ones. He really explains things in a way that makes everything understandable, too.
Anyone who has digestive/stomach problems will want to read this book !
 
Ameriscot said:
Never need it. High fibre diet.
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Everyday I have eaten an apple, a pear, a banana, a nectarine and an easy peel orange like a satsuma. Add to that our fresh veg diet, we do eat meat but we balance what we eat. Fish twice a week, usually something like trout with almonds, sweetcorn and rice. Salad once a week and what is cooked is rarely fried.

We don't eat much processed foods like bread (my wife has a wheat allergy) cheese, bacon, sausages. We never have a fast food meal and neither of us have ever had any issues, if you get my drift.
 
hollydolly said:
There are certain conditions which mean that not everyone can tolerate a high fibre diet... I know this from personal experience..so it's not as simple to advise everyone to just consume High fibre and the problem will resolve itself.
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I'm not disagreeing; just curious.
Most psyllium products have 4 gms insoluble fiber & 4 gms soluble fiber. Most fruits & vegetables have 4 gms fiber/serving. What would be the difference between eating 2-3 servings of fruits, vegetables, beans/day & drinking psyllium?
 
win231 said:
I'm not disagreeing; just curious.
Most psyllium products have 4 gms insoluble fiber & 4 gms soluble fiber. Most fruits & vegetables have 4 gms fiber/serving. What would be the difference between eating 2-3 servings of fruits, vegetables, beans/day & drinking psyllium?
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I honestly wouldn't have a clue tbh
 
I took Metamucil for several years when I was younger thinking that it would help keep my heart healthier longer.

Now I take magnesium. I don't have regularity problems but I've read that magnesium helps a lot of people with that. It has several functions for me.
 
Have been a Metamucil user for several years......It does exactly what i need to do.......psyllium fibre is a good ingredient for me.
I do have a daily intake of fruits, veggies, and fibre foods.
To get down to the nastys.....it helps keep things stuck together.😉😌
 
I’ve suffered with elimination issues my whole life. I eat an abundance of fruits and vegetables every day, and probiotics every day in the form of supplements and yogurt. Did not solve my problem. I’ve tried Metamucil and other psyllium fiber products, and a high fiber diet as well and all that did was give me a lot of gas. 😖

For the past couple of years now I’ve added to my many regular supplements a digestive product for colon health, a stool softer in the am and two magnesium capsules in the pm. I am more or less regular on this regimen foe the first time in my life.
 
Before retirement this year when we lived overseas in West Africa - we had to be real careful of fresh vegetables due to Cholera, Hepatitis, etc., and just getting real sick. The same or even more so for the meat as Bush Meat and Mystery Meat would sometimes result in pretty bad food illness....

ms gamboolgal is a helluva good cook. As others have said - the right kinds of foods, lots of water and some exercise works good in keeping the plumbing working.

Now that we are home to Texas - I am making up for for the lack of fresh vegetables and salads ! I love her meals of vegetables along with some of her Cornbread, Yard Bird (chicken) and Cube Steak, etc.

She just made a big pot of beans and she usually puts in a big ole ham bone and meat in the beans. Then it's time for Beans and Rice along with lots of fresh Onion, sliced tomatoes, Serrano Peppers and to cool things down a gallon or so of her fresh brew unsweet tea....

ms gamboolgal makes me and us - a sandwich baggie of "Rabbit Food" with cut up Celery, Carrots, Radishes and Bell Peppers. It is lots of fiber. I eat a bag a day. It is filling and helps on the weight loss efforts also....Crunch, crunch, crunch...

I also eat lots of raw Jalepeno's and Serrano peppers, onions, tomatoes and salads. We use Tabasco and Red and Green Hot Sauces a good bit on our food.

She also makes me a bag of Walnuts, Pecans, Almonds, and other squirrel food. Eat one a day.

I don't know but it seems that the spicy foods and peppers help to move things along.

I drink lots of water and near to a gallon a day of unsweet homemade brew Iced Tea.

I also like the Plain Whole Milk Yogurt.

Getting out for a daily walk "constitutional" helps alot also.

This thread is making me hungry !
 
hearlady said:
I bought some organic psyllium and use it as needed.
As needed means if for some reason we've not been eating enough fiber foods. Usually we do so I don't use the psyllium often.
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People might not realize that a mix of soluble and insoluble fiber can be effective in Type 2 diabetes as well. It can help pass more of the consumed carbs on to the helpful microbiome further along the GI tract.
 
I try to eat lots of good veggies for fiber, plus I add psyllium, flax seeds, and chia seeds if I am baking something. I make what I call Fiber Cake that has all of these added, and often I soak lentils and add those for extra fiber and protein. Once the cake is made, you can’t even taste the lentils or the fiber additives.

I also add acacia powder to my coffee or chicory drinks during the day. The acacia has fiber and is also a prebiotic and is helpful for kidneys.

A great book about getting enough fiber is called “Fiber Fueled, by Will Bulciewicz. It is on sale today on Amazon in the ebook form for only $1.99.
Be sure to check the price because they do not stay on sale for very long.
I have had this book a couple of years now, and it is one of the top books about fiber and gut health, highly recommended.

Amazon.com
 
I normally do not eat breakfast. On mornings after a food binging day, may have mini shredded wheat cereal. In fact, did so this morning. Obese humans often have large GI tract intestines from regularly eating large portions that stretch their tissues. The larger our intestines become, the less mechanically functional they become. By regularly eating smaller portions at meals all that will shrink and it won't necessarily cause one to be any hungrier that tends to be psychological driven by pleasure.
 
I use psyllium husk and ducasate sodium daily. It is easy to suggest eating foods that have fibre, but I have had a lifetime of constipation, and over the years I have figured out a good help for myself.
 
We eat a lot of organic muesli, which seems to do the trick as far as "moving things along". The muesli consists of oats (like oatmeal oats), raisins, shredded coconut and nuts (cashews).

We no longer buy the little muesli packages (something like $7.00+ each). Instead, we buy the organic ingredients and mix them uncooked into a large lidded pot that sits on our counter. Just scoop some out with a small mug, add milk, and there you go. Yummy.
 
I have oatmeal regularly. I mix in ground flaxseed and some dried low-sugar cranberries or blueberries. After cooking I stir in a small cup of unsweetened applesauce. I don't add things like milk or butter or sugar.
 
That was a great video, @dilettante , and I enjoyed listening to the doctor speaking in the video, and I also subscribed to his channel. Even though i do not have diabetes, it is always important to know more about keeping blood sugar where it is normalized.

Psyllium husk comes from a plant called Plantago, or green plantain (not related to the banana plantain). No matter where you live, you probably have some plantain growing wild in your yard or somewhere nearby.
There are several varieties, both a broad-leaf variety,, and a narrow-leaf variety, and both are very beneficial plants. Not only can you use the seeds, but the green leaves are edible, have a lot of vitamins and fiber.
I like them chopped and cooked like you would do with spinach or kale, and the little leaves can even go in salads.

Here is a video showing the plantago plant and what the psyllium seeds look like. You would have to harvest a lot of seeds to get enough, so buying the psyllium in bulk is a much better option, but you might enjoy adding this to your foraging options.

 
Devi said:
We eat a lot of organic muesli, which seems to do the trick as far as "moving things along". The muesli consists of oats (like oatmeal oats), raisins, shredded coconut and nuts (cashews).

We no longer buy the little muesli packages (something like $7.00+ each). Instead, we buy the organic ingredients and mix them uncooked into a large lidded pot that sits on our counter. Just scoop some out with a small mug, add milk, and there you go. Yummy.
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Ok...so you're not cooking them?
Do the oats soften from just sitting in the milk?
 
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