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Posted 5/8/2010 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hey there,

I have noticed alot of members are on some sort of Soluble fiber. I have been having problems with loose stools, then constipation, then diareaha. And when I have the constipation It causes blood and mucus I have told my doc this several times and he has never suggested fiber. But to me it makes sense to take some since im not geting any really in my diet because when I was in the hospial they told me to avoid it like the plauge.

My question is has it helped any of you out with constipation and blood? And if so how much are you takeing? Ive also noticed Pro biotics on here alot how is that working? My doctor never mentions that either. Thanks for any imput wink

Posted 5/8/2010 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
I've been taking 1 Metamucil tablet every night and seems to work for me! I don't have any blood and I take good, solid poos. I also take Align as a probiotic and seems to help with the gas and bloating. My doc never suggested it to me either - I learned so much from this incredible forum.

Hope this helps! : )
Posted 5/8/2010 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hey there Bunny23,

Im definitely going to give it a shot every little bit helps:)

Posted 5/8/2010 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
I am pretty much in remission or mild active. I started eating a first lunch of 1 cup homemade yogurt and a large glass of water with 2 teaspoons generic metamucil about 3 weeks ago. This makes for easy to pass stools and I think I am having fewer symptoms. I started mutaflor(e.coli,nissle) capsules just over a week ago and seem to be getting a bit better.

That said, when I was in a moderate+ flare, oat meal and pscillium husk really made things worse. I didn't connect the dots for 6 months and was close to needing a diaper or never leaving the house. I did not have formed stools ever at that time.

You will be able to tell after a couple days if urgency and/or diarrhea get worse. Give it a little time and work up the amount in your diet. The body needs time to adapt. I definitely think healthy intestinal bacteria have everything to do with control if not preventing UC.
Posted 5/8/2010 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
You will find that probiotics will help to mitigate your symptoms. Experiment which brand works best for you. There are several threads here describing them, VSL3 may be the most popular.

Soluble fiber such as Metamucil or Citrucil are convenient to take and you will probably find very effective.

You will probably find that probiotics and soluble fiber to be very helpful. Then you may decide that if your doctor never mentions soluble fiber or probiotics then maybe you need to get a new doctor.
Posted 5/9/2010 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for all the great advice:)
Posted 5/9/2010 6:13 AM (GMT 0)
I have mixed together equal parts of Benefiber (soluble fiber), flaxseed, and psyllium seed powder. Started with 2 tablespoon with home made yogurt in the morning and 2 tablespoon with home made buttermilk before bedtime. This really took care of my symptoms. After the bleeding and D stopped, the only problem was the frequency. I had to go 7-8 times. I gradually tapered to only one tablespoon with buttermilk before bedtime. This brought down the frequency. Now I go 3-4 times during the day with no symptoms other than some gas. Beano or Gasex works well for gas.
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