Re: Am I dumb, or what?! And help with acacia, please...
07/02/05 02:40 PM
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Sand
Reged: 12/13/04
Posts: 4490
Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
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This morning, I read some of the more recent things on this board about acacia...And, YIKES! I realized I have been taking a HUGE dose. I thought 4.5g in a scant tablespoon meant there are 1.5g -not 2.5g- in a level teaspoon. Duh!!! So, I've been taking 20g (I thought it was 12) for months, and even upped it to 25g (I thought it was 15) after I started bloating.
You're not dumb. If there are 4.5 grams of fiber in a Tablespoon, then there are 1.5 grams in a teaspoon. If there are 7.5 grams in a level measuring Tablespoon, then in order to have only 4.5 grams in a "scant" Tablespoon, you're actually talking about less than 2 teaspoons in your "scant" Tablespoon. To me that's not just scant, it's downright stingy.
As for the bloating, I agree with Linz - it's probably something else. Considering how miserable the weather in New Jersey has been, I'd imagine Linz is also right about the heat and humidity in Virginia. You might try going back to your 20 gram dose if that was working for you pre-bloating. (I'm IBS-D and I take 20 grams a day - got there by mistake, like you did - but it works for me, so I'm not going to change it.)
HTH.
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