Question on insoluble fiber and IBS-C
02/26/10 08:59 AM
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eisaachsen
Reged: 03/20/07
Posts: 21
Loc: northern VA, USA
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I'm IBS-C and I originally tried Heather's IBS diet a few years ago, but it only seemed to make things worse. I'm retrying it again, because nothing else I've tried since then has worked. ![](/messageboards/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif)
From reading some of the older posts on the subject of fiber and IBS-C, it sounds to me like I need to take as much insoluble fiber as I can but buffer it with even more soluble fiber to reduce the insoluble fiber's "trigger" effects. From what I understand, I need to eventually be taking *alot* more insoluble fiber than someone with IBS-D, because it is the insoluble fiber that gets the colon to move things along more quickly. I often suffer from gas and bloating, so for the soluble fiber supplements I plan to stick to products like Fibercon (calcium polycarbophil) and Citrucel (methylcellulose) and Heather's acacia. My question is, should I rely entirely on my diet to supply the insoluble fiber, or is there an insoluble fiber supplement I could take, of course well buffered by the various soluble fiber supplements I listed, that does not also cause gas and bloating? I had started to take some psyllium with the acacia, because that has some insoluble fiber, but I am going to stop that because of the gas problem.
It seems like the majority of the info on the web site is geared mainly toward IBS-D types, but, from what I've gleaned from the message boards, the IBS-C's typical diet/supplement program needs alot more tweaking and casting about. Thanks for any advice and insight anyone can provide...
-------------------- IBS-C, gas, bloating
female, age 48
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