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soluble fiber

take it daily. the goal is to always have some kind of soluble fiber gently filling the colon. by taking supplementation (work up slowly to several times a day following the guidelines Heather sets up on that link) and by adding soluble fiber to the diet with meals and snacks, you can accomplish this goal.

i take acacia and have it in the morning before or with breakfast, with some applesauce or soy yogurt at lunch, and somehow with dinner- often in some kind of sorbet dessert.

you can take extra soluble fiber when you're going to be "bad"- i like to tote my Equalactin around with me for this situation. it's a chewable tablet. not too shabby! it's too pricey to be used as regular supplementation, tho, and you'd have to chomp a lot of 'em! two do in a pinch, though.

as for the constipation, you need to gradually work into insoluble fiber. insoluble fiber first of all, you need these foods for your overall health, but they also act to help prevent constipation. you'll have to tinker with the amounts to find what's right for you. make sure you're cooking your soluble fiber veggies and chopping 'em up, too, to make them the most digestable.

keep posting questions!

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