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Other than removing all fruit and vegetables there is no way to eliminate soluble or insoluble fiber from your diet. At first I thought he was only talking about IF but after reading some of the info on his web site I see he is talking about IF and SF.

One thing I found very amusing is that some supplements sold on the web site contain FOS (fructooligosaccharide or inulin) which is a soluble fiber. It is also known to cause problems to many IBSers. For IBSers with fructose problem FOS and inulin can be a nightmare. Another supplement contains acacia too. Strange

You can read much of the Fiber Menace through Google pages. In the summary on page 42 he says "Soluble fiber causes osmotic diarrhea because it retains water inside the large intestine". This is just wrong! So are many of the other observations.

One of reasons I like Heather's EFI diet is that generally it follows well accepted dietary guidelines. Of course, it has to be tweaked a bit by each person to handle their unique circumstances.

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