Pysillium seed powder

As far as I know, it has both the components, more insoluble than soluble.

If you are looking for soluble fiber only, then look at Wheat dextrin. I don't know how 'natural' it is, but it dissolves in water completely. Do not go for Miralax.

Thanks deltaforce. I want to take fibre because I get constipation, I've tried dates (big mistake, constipated) prunes, all bran. Slippery elm. I tried half a teaspoon of pysillium husk and for severe bloating. I want softer stools more so

Sometimes I don't know why I bother posting on this forum

Petah said...
I think I need insoluable, softer stools and
Faster transit, I've just started using ginger, apparently it helps stimulate the colon and moves food faster.

Seed powder is for healing the mucosal lining.

Faster transit time always leads to problems for me. I have a zillion things that speed my transit time that I have to avoid, most stimulants like pre-workout powders, big cup of coffee etc.

quincy said...
why is that? you sound ticked??

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Yes I was quincy, sometimes I feel the dummies with trivial questions get ignored..

I havnt tried it yet Quincy. I'm nervous about the bloating. I was hoping someone could tell me if it causes less bloating than the husk.

Well, you surely came to the right place with your frustration for not findinding answers. I think a lot of the topics have just come up before, and that's why people are less apt to respond immediately. Dont worry- we are all in this together.

I have recently started the tablets (which contain psyillium seed husk) and haven't experienced any of the bloating problems. Hopefully this keeps up, but it certainly is NOT like eating one of those horribly-foreign-feeling fiber one bars.

I have the same difficulties as you. Insoluble for me works best. While I try to ensure I have a high-fiber diet in things that are "easier" on my system, I often find myself going for well-cooked beans (I know not everyone can handle this!!), peas/pea soup, really well-cooked veggies, oats, and SQUASH- my favorite. OH, and coffee. I drown myself in it. It doesn't always "work" to get things moving, but when it does help, I am so thankful.

You just need to find what works for you and what keeps you going, literally. If you decide to start the supplement, don't start with a large dose. Start with a small dose to see what your body can handle, then work your way up from there. GL

Tornado6 said...
I can't do either. I know you're supposed to ride it out and it gets better, but I don't have time to do that. It incapacitates me.

If gas is the problem with fiber, you need unfermentable fiber.

Cellulose is insoluable and unfermentable. That's what I take right now. There are no benefits from fermenting, like butyrate production, but there are also no huge gas bubbles...

I really want to be able to get the benefits from fibre.. I took half a teaspoon of pysillium husk and blew up like a balloon. I don't think I could get off the floor for thirty minutes.. I had to massage my stomach to get it out, as painful as it was it worked.. I was so bloated I don't know if I burped or farted more.. So a little nervous trying again.. Im sure I've seen it written the seed powder doesn't bloat as much.

I take generic methycellulose (Citrucel is brand name) because I used to have very bad constipation and my gut did not like insoluble fiber. This one was very gentle and agreeable to my gut. Started out taking 4-6 pills spread out over the day and then kept lowering dose over time (years) as long as good results kept up. Now I just take one in the AM. (BTW I used to use the powder but my gut hates "flavoring" and sweeteners so use the pill only now).

Have you tried low fiber fruit in the morning? Not prunes or dates (as you said). Pears have a laxative ingredient (I didn't know this until a few weeks ago) that is so efficient I had to quit having one (skinless) every morning. The naturally occurring laxative in pears is sorbitol and pears are also low in insoluble fiber.

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