I take fibercon every morning with an 8 oz glass of water. Also I take a probiotic at night. I'm not sure if that helps much or not, but probiotics are good to take if you have IBS. When you have time to read all the sections of this web site you may find other things that work for you. Check out the Cheat Sheet. I keep it posted on my fridge so that I can reffer to it when I am hungry.