90g of fiber a day... is that too much?

ClubSilencio

I started preparing my own meals and not eating out and what I'm coming up with is 90g of fiber per day. Is that too much? At first it felt a little inconvenient (if you know what I mean) but now I'm getting the hang of it and feeling pretty good actually.

What I'm worried about though is if I'm excreting too many nutrients. I've been going to the bathroom 4 times a day at the same exact times. Stools are uniform and I don't experience any gastrointestinal distress. Do you reckon I'm parting with too many nutrients?

I suppose I could consume less fiber containing foods but it doesn't make any sense. Eat more white rice instead of quinoa and miss out on more nutrition? It's all very catch 22 to me right now. Thoughts?

MelaniaTrump

Insoluble fiber can cause mineral absorption issues. Wish your diary was open. I watch my calcium and magnesium. I try to take my supplements separate from super high fiber foods.
For men, 38 grams a day is recommended.
A cup of quinoa only contains 5 grams of fiber. You must be eating a lot of food.

Need2Exerc1se

90g of fiber? Wow, that is a lot. I've never heard of an upper limit but I think it would be worth asking a professional about. Is some of that from protein bars?

rosebarnalice

Wow! I thought I ate a lot of fiber, but I usually average 30-40g

giantrobot_powerlifting

Holy Sh+t!!!

It's a superpower.

Has to be.

ValerieMartini2Olives

I'd like to see your diary to see where this fiber is coming from. I think the highest I ever hit was like 45-50g.

Need2Exerc1se

rosebarnalice wrote: »

Wow! I thought I ate a lot of fiber, but I usually average 30-40g

I know, right? I aim for 45g per day but only hit that about 1/2 the time. But I am an older woman so he probably eats twice (or more) than I do so maybe twice the fiber isn't a big thing.

jpaulie

inconceivable

KANGOOJUMPS

fiber is good. for sitting on the toilet. we need that.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

Wow, could you post what the days food was that came to that amount of fibre? I'm wanting some tips

Francl27

I'm curious too, I can't imagine eating that much fiber. Are you even hitting your protein and fat macros?

tincanonastring

Dude, you've gotta be popping out like 14 Courics at a time!

cwolfman13

I would say 90 grams is over the top and I'm curious as to what you're eating as well to achieve that. Have you verified your entries from the database to other sources?

I eat around 2800 - 3000 calories per day and I eat a lot of oats, legumes, lentils, brown rice, quinoa, veggies of all sorts, etc and I'd estimate that I'm around 40-50 most days.

dopeysmelly

It sounds like a lot, but if you feel fine, are getting a mix of both insoluble and soluble fiber, then I can't really see that there's a problem with it. I agree with double-checking the entries.

Oishii

I'm curious as to how you get that much fibre too!

missiontofitness

If your "poop"erpowers appeared at the same time you started eating 90g fiber/day, I'd say there's a link between the two. I would double check that your entries are correct and you are using verified entries; that honestly seems really difficult to attain to me, unless you are eating large volumes of food each day.

ClubSilencio

I use a different program to log my food, but here's the gist:

green smoothie (bananas, apple, mango, blueberries, spinach)
20g

quinoa, 3 cups cooked
15g

refried beans, 1 cup
12g

black beans, 1 cup
15g

almond butter, 2-3 spoonfuls
4g

sweet potato, 2 cups mashed
8g

avocado
12g


Note: I'm trying to gain weight thus the calorically dense & cost effective foods. I don't log romaine or broccoli so there's some more fiber there.

Noreenmarie1234

nah i get 150+

missiontofitness

ClubSilencio wrote: »

Note: I'm trying to gain weight thus the calorically dense & cost effective foods. I don't log romaine or broccoli so there's some more fiber there.

Broccoli and romaine have calories and other macro/micronutrients in them that you want to track; you should be logging everything.