Question about "bulk-forming" supplements and stool size
#140335 - 01/20/05 10:30 AM
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Can anyone tell me which soluble fiber supplement will help the most with forming "normal" size stools that hold together? (Or, as my husband calls them, "Big Logs" lol.) Things are moving through better and I am getting better stool consistency - I am just trying to figure out which of the several things I am doing is helping the most.
It seems like for me the Citrucel helps more with this than Benefiber. The label on Citrucel calls it "bulk forming" but the Benefiber does not. Does it have something to do with the gel consistancy that Citrucel turns into and which Benefiber does not?
Can anyone tell me if the acacia fiber is considered "bulk-forming"? Will it produce a closer to normal (larger) stool size?
Or, am I getting this completely wrong because it is the INsoluble fiber that will bulk up the stools and help to hold them together into one big piece? (OK, I can't believe I just wrote that....!!!)
Thanks,
Jackie - IBS-C
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as are soluble fiber foods, as well. Not all supplements will say this on their label - typically, if something is labeled as a "bulk-forming laxative", like Metamucil and Citrucel, that's where you'll see it. Supplements that are labeled as fibers, and not as laxatives, like Benefiber and Acacia, will not say "bulk-forming". It has more to do with FDA labeling regulations than any actual properties of the soluble fiber supplements themselves.
Best,
Heather
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