Too Much SFS! YOWZA!
#72211 - 05/21/04 10:51 AM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Missy Mags and I were talking last night, and we happened to get onto the subject of the correct dosage for our soluble fiber supplement. She takes Citrucel, I take Acacia.
Anywho.... Mags claimed that 1T = 2 grams. I said she was wrong, it's 1T = 2.25 grams. To prove I was right, I pulled out an unopened package of Heather's Acacia, turned it over to the back side, and got the shock of my life!
1T = FIVE GRAMS! EEEK! I've been taking too much SFS! No wonder I'm having extreme gas, urgency and unexpected D attacks in the fabric store and Post Office! And I was beginning to increase it even MORE! YOWZA!
Today, I didn't take any SFS at all, needless to say, and what a pleasure -- I have NO GAS for the first time in months! No poops either (VERY rare for me!), but I'm such a happy camper .....
SO, guys, check the proper dosage on your SFS. I'm guessing that the concentrations are different for each kind.
Think I'll go back to the fabric store now.....
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Oooops!! LOL Good thing you discovered this before you started increasing it too much!!
No worries Bev.....we all make silly mistakes like this!!
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The amount of soluble fiber for each supplement varies in terms of grams per tablespoon. Ya just always have to check the back label. I do have much of the info posted in the supplements section of the site here Soluble Fiber Supplements but there are so many varieties of Metamucil and Citrucel and they all vary, so I only have a few of those in the list.
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Bev, that's amazing! Not that you were taking too much but the immediate improvement when you stopped! Just goes to show, we have to find the happy medium in EVERYTHING.
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Laura
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Yeah, Barbie, LS and Heather,
I FEEL FABULOUS! What a great day! No cramps, no poops, no gas, no bloating, no urgency -- I'm a happy camper! I feel like my old self again! Damn, it's goooooood.
Fabric store? Nah. I think tomorrow I'll head out to the nursery and check out some native ferns. No bathroom there? No problem! 
Bev
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Laura
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I thought we were supposed to be working up to 3T of acacia.. is that not good for people with D. I have D, and it has yet to go away.. although I'm only up to 2tsps a day. What is the reccomended dosage for peeps with IBSD??
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Whoa, Bev! I don't believe I've ever heard of anyone ODing on fiber supplements before... that takes talent! So glad to hear that you're feeling better again now! 
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"Anyone can exercise, but this kind of lethargy takes real discipline." -Garfield
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Heather recommends you work up to 12-15grams per day, so tablespoons of Acacia is good at 15g. Don't take more than that tho! 
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