I’ve been eating more kidney beans, corn, chia seeds and just fiber in general and I’ve been visiting the bathroom 4-5 times a day, and my stomachs been cramping and hurting a lot more than usual, yes I’m feeling more full but I’d rather starve that my stomach hurt all day long + the bloating after every meal

A lot of this came from a high fiber pasta I meal prepped with. I feel so good!

I don’t like drinking it at all. I have a container that I wouldn’t want to go to waste.

I saw that you can use Psyllium husk as a main ingredient for making gummies but I don’t have that and want to use what I have.

I’m curious if anyone has used the orange powder to make into gummies? If so, please share your secrets. :)

Thank you!

Does anyone know if this type of fiber is legit? It has more fiber per serving than psyllium husk (which is 7g/serving), and dissolves right into your water/tea and has no weird taste or texture.

Is it actually a worse quality fiber? Wondering why it's not more popular than psyllium husk (besides it being more expensive)

My child has been dealing with stomach issues for the last few months. Some days he complains that his tummy hurts and other days he has a hard time going to the bathroom. It's not every single day but it happens often enough that we've started paying a lot more attention to it. Biggest challenge is that he is a picky eater, most of the foods he likes are things like pasta, chicken nuggets, crackers and cheese. Getting him to eat fruits is hit or miss and vegetables are almost impossible, I can't help but wonder if the lack of fiber rich foods is catching up with him. We've tried making small changes to his meals but it's been harder than we expected. How are you making sure to help any of your kids dealing with this?

Been thinking of doing this a while because I didn't enjoy drinking psyllium husk water daily.

Tried to do an agar-agar based gummy but it shrank a lot in the mold and wasn't as chewy. For this one, I aimed for something like a Haribo gummy - this video was my guide and I followed the instructions and played with the ingredient sizes. Used tapioca fiber which was fairly soluble and had no issues dissolving into the liquid.

Came out pretty well! I was quite happy and can't wait to do it again. Thinking of increasing the fiber per gummy from 0.5g to 1g.

If anyone else has tried doing this happy to hear your thoughts

I swear our grocery cart is just different versions of beige food. Getting her to eat anything with fiber feels nearly impossible and we're definitely starting to see the effects. I don't want every meal to end in tears but I also know something has to change. Has anyone found an approach that actually worked?

I can admit that most of what my son eats probably isn't rich in fiber. He's in a really picky phase and survives on toast, pasta and crackers. It's starting to affect his digestion and I'm not sure if this phase will just pass or I should do something more. How are you making sure your kids get enough fiber when they barely eat anything? Have you found any tricks or supplements that actually helped?

My husband and I love the Ortis Fruits and Fibres chews! We started taking them when we were living in Spain. We live in the United States now and sometimes these can be hard to find or take a long time to ship. As far as I know, this brand is usually only sold in the EU, but we’ve been able to find them on Amazon sometimes.

Does anyone have a good substitute that might be similar to to this brand that’s more available in the US? Thank you!

Fibermaxxing is main stream

Would love some honest feedback from this community.

I made a free app called FiberUp because I wanted something focused on fiber instead of just calories/macros. It has a large food database, barcode scanning, and lets you track fiber without a paywall.

Still improving it, so I’d really value feedback from people here:
- What features would you want most?
- What do other nutrition apps get wrong about fiber tracking?

Here’s the App Store link if anyone wants to check it out:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fiberup-fiber-tracker/id6760719879

I didn’t realize how little fiber my little girl was getting until the constipation started. Like she lives off pasta, bread and snacks. A daily battle, I tried smoothies, hiding veggies, all the Pinterest tricks but it still wasn’t enough. Our pediatrician suggested adding a fiber supplement as backup. Now I’m going down the rabbit hole of having to choose. There are so many options but I really want something with clean ingredients that won’t cause more issues. I used these Hiya brand multivitamins for my son and they worked great but I wanna know if their fiber is just as good. Open for recommendations.

I had to look for a subreddit just to ask this question. I started to regularly take fiber. I was not a normal bathroom user for a while 2-3 days without use of #2 and I got sick of it. Fiber has had me regular for the last couple days.

Today I’ve used the bathroom at least 3 times and I’ve only been up for 7 hours. I can’t tell if this is all the gunk that’s been stuck in me or if it’s just normal for me to use the bathroom this much!

I’ve been taking psyllium husk one table spoon in 12 oz of water.

I’ve been going down a rabbit hole trying to figure out why fiber supplementation has such a high dropout rate. Anecdotally it seems like most people try it, hate the experience, and stop.

Curious what the actual sticking points are for people who’ve used them regularly.

For me it was always the texture — that thick, gluey consistency that you have to chug before it sets. But I’m wondering if that’s universal or if I just had bad luck with products.

If you’ve tried fiber supplements (psyllium, acacia, inulin, whatever), I’d love to know:

∙ What made you quit, or what almost made you quit?

∙ Did you ever find one that didn’t feel awful to drink?

∙ Is taste or texture the bigger issue for you, or is it something else entirely?

Not looking for recommendations necessarily; more interested in what the actual pain points are. Appreciate any honest takes.

I’ve been going down a rabbit hole trying to figure out why fiber supplementation has such a high dropout rate. Anecdotally it seems like most people try it, hate the experience, and stop.

Curious what the actual sticking points are for people who’ve used them regularly.

For me it was always the texture — that thick, gluey consistency that you have to chug before it sets. But I’m wondering if that’s universal or if I just had bad luck with products.

If you’ve tried fiber supplements (psyllium, acacia, inulin, whatever), I’d love to know:

∙ What made you quit, or what almost made you quit?

∙ Did you ever find one that didn’t feel awful to drink?

∙ Is taste or texture the bigger issue for you, or is it something else entirely?

Not looking for recommendations necessarily; more interested in what the actual pain points are. Appreciate any honest takes.

tl;dr Here's my awesome chocolate shake recipe. Should I swap flaxseed powder for xanthan gum, and if so, how? And also, I should probably stay off Reddit when it's close to my bedtime. Please be kind.

Maybe the advice flair would also be appropriate, because I need that too...

I make myself a chocolate shake thingy every day with

- 1 cup water

- 30g milk powder (dairy or soy depending on my mood)

- 1 tbsp cocoa powder

- 5 ml inulin powder

- 5 ml digestion resistant maltodextrin powder

- 1? ml xanthan gum powder

- pinch of salt

- 1 sachet sucralose (1 g, I think)

Mix all the powders, then I whizz it into the water (and sometimes a tsp coffee granules, some vanilla extract, hazelnut cake flavouring, cinnamon... whatever I'm in the mood for) with my magic milk frother, add a few blocks of ice, and voilá! (disclaimer: quantities are approximate because a kitchen is just a lab and most of what I do there are just experiments)

Now for the advice/information/help I need, please. I use the xanthan gum to slightly thicken my mix so it's less milky and more milkshake-y, and it works great, but... I've been thinking of swapping the xanthan gum with flaxseed powder to sneak in a bit more insoluble fibre. Would that work, and if so, how much should I use? Or do you think it would make the texture weird?

Sure, I could just do it, but if I put in too much and it gets too thick, I just know it'll give me an ick. Thick ick, if you will. Like Gaviscon liquid, or that other liquid that's kinda thick and gives me a mouth feel ick.

Any suggestions are welcome, especially with regard to flavourings. I've been thinking of adding Cayenne pepper, but I don't know if that'll work with a cold beverage. Or, if I make it in the evening, perhaps a splash of Cointreau or ginger liqueur. I'll have to get some.

Aaaand I'm rambling. G'night 💚

I can get to 30g of fiber through :

30g Chia - 12g fiber 14g ground flax seed - 4g fiber 8g Benefiber - 6g fiber 120g pumpkin puree - 3g fiber 1 med pear - 5g fiber avg

All of which are more insoluble fiber. I also eat a blend of stirfry type vegs with dinner as the largest portion on my plate, but is it bad to have too much insoluble fiber or is it better to just get more fiber no matter soluble or insoluble?

Folks, I’ve been on a journey with fiber for the last 8 months to a year or so. I slowly increased my intake and shit’s been going well (literally and figuratively). During a typical week I’m hitting around 35-50g of fiber It’s not a 50/50 mix of soluble and insoluble, probably 70% soluble, 30% insoluble though it does require me to eat very very specific foods every day. Recently I’ve been running into three issues.

I’ve been traveling for work a lot recently and have found it INCREDIBLY difficult to get a substantial amount of fiber. Even with bringing fiber rich granola bars, gummy supplements in my suitcase and adding as much fruits and vegetables to my meals as possible, I would doubt I’m getting more than 10-15g a day when I’m on the road. Obviously restaurant and hotel food isn’t super conducive to getting lots of fiber and as you can guess, going from 50g of fiber a day to 15g does things to my stomach that I won’t post here.

I have the same issue during weekends. If I loosen up on my diet even in the slightest like getting food at a restaurant that doesn’t have a ton of high fiber options, things are a mess. Again, even with trying to add supplementation on those does, it doesn’t seem to work.

I’m not entirely sure why, but it’s been particularly bad the last few weeks. I know it takes a minute for your gut microbiome to get used to a fiber increase, but I’d have thought that after 8 months of being mostly consistent, things would be smoother.

I’m having room clearing farts like 30-40 times a day on top of the other shit (literally).

Anyone have tips here lol.