fiber supplement

I'm in Canada and I use Prodiem, it's available in some US states but not all from my understanding, however it's similar to metamucil...I recommend using caps over any other form because the caps generally don't have added sugars (real or fake) which can just exacerbate IBD symptoms, it's also important to start with the smallest amount and increase only if necessary (initially it can cause increased bloating/gas which is totally normal, just stick with it and your system will adjust) and drink plenty of water with your fibre (which you should be doing anyway to avoid dehydration as an IBDer).  I buy mine from walmart.

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I use Citrucel tablets - which is supposedly easier on sensitive digestions and causes less gas - and psyllium husk capsules for two different types of fiber supplementation.

I change things up. I'll use metamucil caps for a while, and then I'll use Miralax for a few days, and then back to the Metamucil. Seems to keep things regular. The Miralax isn't necessarily a fiber supplement, but it is a poop bulking agent.

Mackster -
I've found that the optimal time is 8 to 12 hours before I want to use the bathroom, although I'll usually have to use it sometime before that. The fiber caps just help me be a little more regular. I'll take them before bed so I can use the bathroom in the morning and then be good for a few hours.

Keep in mind, everyone's system varies so some things will work quicker for some compared to others, maybe try adding a little more fibreouse foods to your diet as well?

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Yes, I believe 6 is the max.  In speaking with pb4 (fiber expert by the way) she mentioned to start low then go high which I definitley agree with. 

No, I'm not taking mine with a meal becuase I usually have take my Asacol with a meal and I like to seperate the meds and supplements so, yesterday was the first day I spead the capsules out.  I tool one mid morning and one mid evening. 

My general diet is very simple.  I eat a banana or white toast (can't do wheat) in the morning, I have a turkey and cheese sandwich for lunch (during the work week) and then dinner varies but usually eat rice with chicken and some sort of cooked vegtable (usually spinach).

I guess, what im looking for is the fiber supplement to bulken my stool and reduece urgency which it seems has happened to most who have taken it. 

I don't take my fibre supplements with food, I take mine right before bed...Shadam do you eat fruit daily or any kind of granola or grains?

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pb4,

I've started to eat a banana every monring...what kind of fruit do you eat and what kind of fruit is know to be good for ucers?

I eat all fruits, apples with peels on is a good source of both soluble and insoluble fibre...I make homead granola bars, I also eat oatmeal regularly as well, not the processed kind of course but the kind you have to cook. Whole grain/wheat bread is another good source of fibre.

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Hi ... make sure it's not the one that's sugar-free. Read the label before you buy.

I haven't started adding it to other meals as of yet..supper is the best time for me. But, in saying that, I much still get the Metamucil caps to take when I eat out and tend to forget to take the Metamucil when I get home.

Keep us posted as to how you're doing.

Oh...if you're wanting to help cut down on the diarrhea, don't do the water chaser afterward..just do one glass of water with the Metamucil.

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I avoid the sugar-free versions as I find some artificial sweetners give me an overactive colon. If I chew sugarless gum, for instance, I have to take a BM within five minutes. I use Metamucil with real sugar or the pills as pb4 mentions.