Let's talk about FIBER

Candle · September 19, 2007

How much Fiber should I get in a day?

What are the best Fiber rich foods?

Do you take a fiber supplement?

WASaBubbleButt · September 22, 2007

A good rule of thumb is 4gms fiber for every 100 calories you consume daily. Lottsa luck getting THAT in w/restriction. :eek:

Benefiber is an option but it takes a good month of using it regularly before you'll notice a difference.

Daisalana · September 22, 2007

My diet seriously lacks fiber now.. in my biology lab class, we're covering foods enzymes and blah blah, and had to make a chart of 25 foods we eat regularly in a week, then make observations on their fat, Protein, and fiber content.

Of 25 foods I eat regularly.. fat was low, protein was high, and NO FIBER. I didn't realize how fiber-lacking I was.

It explains a lot :eek:

I have benefiber, and going to have to start putting it in food myself. It's good in Water IMO, no taste, dissolves into nothing.

Candle · September 24, 2007

Wow - 4 grams per 100 calories!!!

I'm not having a "problem" [yet] but I was looking at Benefiber in the Grocery Store the other day. (It was on sale - $2.00 off )

Thanks

BlooEyez · September 26, 2007

I bought some Fiber Choice chewable wafers ... I had been taking them in addition to my chewable Centrum multi-vitamins regularly after I was banded when I was able to resume eating "normally" however, it seems that since I got my first fill back on the 8th my taste-buds have changed a bit and now I can't stand either of them as they seem way too sour and disgusting!

Will be checking on that Benefiber too ...

sherilynn · September 26, 2007

I'M CLOGGED! No mincing words here! I'm concentrating so much on getting my Protein in; I have no room (literally) for the fiber! I bought roasted soy Beans last night; dried figs and some chick peas. I'm going to attempt to 'snack' during the day (ha!) in hopes of raising my fiber levels. I tried the Benefiber ONCE. The howls from my bowels were SCARY! But I don't think I have much choice; I need to get it in (if I want to get it out!). One more thought on the subject; I also have to remember that if I'm not putting much in, I can't expect alot to come out. :faint:

lessnless · September 26, 2007

I tried the Benefiber ONCE. The howls from my bowels were SCARY!

I had the same problem with BeneFiber, I sounded like a one-woman band. I use FiberSure instead. My husband is exactly the opposite--go figure. My doctor recommends UniFiber, but I can't find it locally.

Fibersure and BeneFiber are both tasteless/colorless/odorless. I dissolve mine in a Water bottle, hubby sprinkles his on his Cheerios. 1 tsp = 5gr fiber. Taking it easy the first week or two and slowly increasing the amount helps prevent gas.

Blooeyez,

My post-op instructions say NO fiber chewables or pills. They can get stuck in the band stoma and then they expand in stomach acid--a bad combination.:eek:

BlooEyez · September 26, 2007

Blooeyez,
My post-op instructions say NO Fiber chewables or pills. They can get stuck in the band stoma and then they expand in stomach acid--a bad combination.:eek:

Well it's a good thing I haven't been taking them!! I had no clue they did that! Thanks so much for the heads up!