??What exactly are you taking>>?? ..... 15 PILLS A DAY is A LOT. So tell me exactly how much of Calcium (&whether or not it is calcium carbonate or calcium citrate or what) and exactly how much and in what form are you taking the Metamucil.
fiber capsules - how long?
I started taking Metamucil w/Calcium capsules almost 2 weeks ago, per my doctor's advice. (The same advice I've ignored for 20 years.) I hate taking pills and b/c the dosage is 15 per day and b/c I didn't want to shock my body (lol), I've been working my way up to the full dose. (I'm up to about 12/day.) My normal routine was C for about 4 days and then one or 2 large BMs, maybe with D at the end. This time, around Day 4, I started have small, hard, BMs and I've been going to the bathroom daily this week. Yesterday, I felt like I was in the bathroom all day, but all BMs seemed formed and firm, but not necessarily hard. I just had an episode of some upper abdominal discomfort that turned out to be gas and another BM (that's 2 today) that was somewhat urgent, but not D. It was large and, in the end, soft. What I'd like to know is how do I know if I'm taking too much fiber or not enough? I mean, how do I regulate myself? I just want to go to the bathroom like a normal person and not have pain or urgency. Maybe once or twice a day and be done, KWIM? I guess that's what we all want. I'm happy that I haven't had any cramps, that's for sure. I'm also taking Align and ate popcorn and nuts this week so maybe that's kicking in, too.
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Thats alot! In fact according to the website it IS too much. Here refer to this page and see?? It says serving size is 5 capsules.. PERIOD. Not 5 capsules 3 times a day!Here Just click here to see the product info:http://www.metamucil.com/metamucil-capsule...ong-bones.php#1Scroll down to see the label info with the serving size.So I would cut it back to 5 tabs, period.
Well maybe so.... but to get back to your first question.. as with ANY remedy or management technique with IBS.. it DOES take some finageling (I'm sure I didn't spell THAT word right.. LOL) around to find what works best for you. And if 10 tabs or 8 tabs seems to work best for you.. then that's what I would take and no more.. no matter WHAT the box says! So you may need to adjust things to suit your unique symptoms. So I sure would not feel compelled to take ALL 15 tabs if that's not what works best for you. All the best & hope you feel better real soon!
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