Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: acacia and probiotics-Heather

Hi Michelle - You can take the Acacia and probiotics both. You can't really get too much good gut flora. You might find that after you've been on Acacia for a month or two you can taper of the probiotics - I'm honestly not sure. It wouldn't hurt to just continue with both. The Acacia is a prebiotic, not a probiotic. This means that it encourages the growth of good gut flora. The probiotics actually ARE good gut flora.

I'd switch from the Fibercon to the Acacia, but keep the pills on hand in your purse and car. They'll come in handy when you're out and about and need to take some soluble fiber. You can always mix and match different types of soluble fiber, whether foods and supplements. Fibercon is a really low dose of fiber - just 1 gram per pill. So you're currently taking 3-4 grams per day. There's more than 4 grams of soluble fiber in 1 T of Acacia. So, when you switch start out with 1 teaspoon of the Acacia twice daily, and increase your dose gradually.

I'm not sure about your morning cocktail - can you take the Miralax with food? If you can, you should be able to have it with the Acacia. I'd check with your doc or pharmacist about this. What I'd hope is that as you increase your Acacia dose you'll be able to taper off the Miralax altogether. I've already heard from some folks who have been able to do that (one person was able to come off of Zelnorm too!)

Let me know how things go.

- Heather

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