Fiber Supplement

[billdej55]

I have been suffering from bowel and abdominal pain for 5 years and just two months ago I finally hit a combination of Senokot, Colace, and Metamucil that has me feeling much better. I just started on the Whole 30 and I am worried that cutting out the Metamucil will send me back into the pain cycle I just escaped. I checked out a couple of other fiber supplements without sugar but they are grain based. I read on another thread on this website that it is recommended to eat 10 cups of vegetables a day. As much as I love veggies I don’t think that is realistic. So my question is, is there any fiber supplement that is Whole 30 approved? If not, could I take just a teaspoon of Bene-fiber for example? Thanks in advance for your help.

[SugarcubeOD]

Eating 10 cups of vegetables a day is not unrealistic... when we say 'fill your plate with veggies' that usually looks like 2-3 cups of veggies per meal... at the high end, that's 9 cups a day.  With that quantity of veggies including all varieties and starcy and non starchy, you should have plenty of fibre to get you through.  That said, no one here is a doctor so we wouldn't be able to give advice on what you take to manage your pain.  You'd need to provide a list of ingredients on the bene-fibre for anyone to say whether or not it's compliant... there are discussions on this forum that benefibre has wheat in it.

That said, you CAN get a lot of fibre from vegetables and if you'd like to see further discussions on this topic, google 'whole30 fiber supplements'.

[billdej55]

Thanks for your reply. I'll give it a try and also will google whole 30 fiber supplements.