Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Switching to Acacia from Citrucel

Hi Evan! Try staying with your current dose of 1 t three times a day to get a bit used to the Acacia. Then you can increase your dose by 1/2 t per dose, and see how that goes. If you get a big increase in gas/bloating, you'll know that you've gone with too high a dose too quickly. Slow and steady is better here.

People really vary in how quickly they can raise their dose of a soluble fiber supplement. Some folks can go to a large dose really quickly, other folks have to start very low and build up over weeks, or even a few months. Just listen to your body here. It's not a race to get to a high dose as quickly as possible, your goal is to find a dose that keeps your gut stable, and increase gradually so you don't have to deal with extra bloating and gas.

- H

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