Robyn, I've been taking Metamucil for about three years now and it is SO great that I'd use a weapon of mass destruction on anyone that got between me and it!!
I started VERY slowly and worked my way up VERY gradually, but now I absolutely can't live without it. I'm on the recommended dose that's printed on the label, one rounded teaspoon in 8 oz of water three times a day. I take it before each meal. But I started with ONLY 1/4 teaspoon every THREE days. There was a little unusual rumbling or bubbling as my system got used to it but nothing bad happened, it just felt different. Now it feels SO NORMAL that I wouldn't give it up for the WORLD!!!