Re: Psyllium...Constipation

[Guest guest]

Well, I am wondering if there are NOT other things within these fibrous foods

that ALSO

act to enhance 'regularity. " For example, my grandma drank a glass of prune

juice every

morning so she could be regular. So why would prunes be different than psyllium

husks

or guar gum or whatever? There's probably something in the chemical composition

of

certain foods, also, that produces regularity. Beans, for example, are high in

fiber, but I

think they have little effect on regularity, but a lot of effect on 'gas.'

Whereas, although I

don't have much experience with Benefiber or Metamucil, on those occasions when

I have

taken them, I've noticed that they do NOT seem to produce much gas, if any, but

do have

an effect on " regularity. " Just my personal observation, but somewhere, here, I

think

there's got to be more to " what works " (if, in fact, regularity is the goal)

other than just the

presence of fiber alone. If slow absorption of sugars into the bloodstream is

the goal,

then that is quite another thing, and a subject on which I have no information

to impart.

Don't take this post as " information, " but more as a question, or as a set up

for future

comment, since, in making it, I'm really just asking for MORE information on the

topic

rather than trying to inform anyone. Whatever informational content there might

be here,

is only as a means of saying, " Well, if THIS is so, then why isn't THIS other

thing so too? "

>

> There are different types (soluble vs non-soluble) but the point is --> it's

> fiber. Fiber is a regular part of your diet already. Supplementing is a

> good thing for those who do not eat enough vegetables and legumes for

> obvious reasons.

[Guest guest]

Well, I am wondering if there are NOT other things within these fibrous foods

that ALSO

act to enhance 'regularity. " For example, my grandma drank a glass of prune

juice every

morning so she could be regular. So why would prunes be different than psyllium

husks

or guar gum or whatever? There's probably something in the chemical composition

of

certain foods, also, that produces regularity. Beans, for example, are high in

fiber, but I

think they have little effect on regularity, but a lot of effect on 'gas.'

Whereas, although I

don't have much experience with Benefiber or Metamucil, on those occasions when

I have

taken them, I've noticed that they do NOT seem to produce much gas, if any, but

do have

an effect on " regularity. " Just my personal observation, but somewhere, here, I

think

there's got to be more to " what works " (if, in fact, regularity is the goal)

other than just the

presence of fiber alone. If slow absorption of sugars into the bloodstream is

the goal,

then that is quite another thing, and a subject on which I have no information

to impart.

Don't take this post as " information, " but more as a question, or as a set up

for future

comment, since, in making it, I'm really just asking for MORE information on the

topic

rather than trying to inform anyone. Whatever informational content there might

be here,

is only as a means of saying, " Well, if THIS is so, then why isn't THIS other

thing so too? "

>

> There are different types (soluble vs non-soluble) but the point is --> it's

> fiber. Fiber is a regular part of your diet already. Supplementing is a

> good thing for those who do not eat enough vegetables and legumes for

> obvious reasons.