Fiber.....

jazzie_red
jazzie_red Posts: 180 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I always go way over my fiber. I just don't know how people don't not go over!! :)

I mean by a third easy.

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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    What's "over"?
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    I have a hard time hitting mine, but I also have issues hitting protein as well. Carbs and I are pals though. :grumble:
  • GoingSlightlyMad
    GoingSlightlyMad Posts: 190 Member
    An excess of fiber can interfere with your Calcium, Zinc, Copper and Iron absorption. Also you can get stomach aches from bloating. Nothing is good in excess, that's what the word "excess" stands for. :P
  • Kontxesi
    Kontxesi Posts: 86 Member
    An excess of fiber can interfere with your Calcium, Zinc, Copper and Iron absorption. Also you can get stomach aches from bloating. Nothing is good in excess, that's what the word "excess" stands for. :P

    I learned about the GI pain when I went on a broccoli bender two years or so ago. I had a stomach ache that just wouldn't quit, for weeks on end. -.-
  • bubblesl40
    bubblesl40 Posts: 20 Member
    40 is my usual fiber number because of medical issues. Most people couldn't eat that much because it causes stomach pain/bloating. I have the pain if I don't eat pretty close to the 40.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    An excess of fiber can interfere with your Calcium, Zinc, Copper and Iron absorption. Also you can get stomach aches from bloating. Nothing is good in excess, that's what the word "excess" stands for. :P
    What if her fibre number is set at 5 grams? She didn't even say how much she is eating.
  • GoingSlightlyMad
    GoingSlightlyMad Posts: 190 Member
    An excess of fiber can interfere with your Calcium, Zinc, Copper and Iron absorption. Also you can get stomach aches from bloating. Nothing is good in excess, that's what the word "excess" stands for. :P

    I learned about the GI pain when I went on a broccoli bender two years or so ago. I had a stomach ache that just wouldn't quit, for weeks on end. -.-

    I know that feel... It can be annoying :(

    The problem is everyone everywhere keeps saying that one should eat plenty of fiber to have a healthy lifestyle. And it's partly true, if you interpret "plenty" as more than practically zero, which is usually (I think) the amount non-dieters take. But when you overdo it on the fiber it definitely does not feel so nice :(
  • GoingSlightlyMad
    GoingSlightlyMad Posts: 190 Member
    An excess of fiber can interfere with your Calcium, Zinc, Copper and Iron absorption. Also you can get stomach aches from bloating. Nothing is good in excess, that's what the word "excess" stands for. :P
    What if her fibre number is set at 5 grams? She didn't even say how much she is eating.

    You're right. I was just assuming a typical limit of around 30 grams of fiber.
  • jazzie_red
    jazzie_red Posts: 180 Member
    Mine says 21 and I did 34 today.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Fiber is more of a minimum, although you wouldn't want to go totally nuts or increase it too rapidly. Your stomach will tell you if you do.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,272 Member
    I have a hard time hitting mine, but I also have issues hitting protein as well. Carbs and I are pals though. :grumble:
    Kinda weird considering carbs are where fiber resides....
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    I have a hard time hitting mine, but I also have issues hitting protein as well. Carbs and I are pals though. :grumble:
    Kinda weird considering carbs are where fiber resides....

    I have a higher fiber macro, 35-40 is what was recommended to me by my GI due to having diverticular disease. Lots of things have carbs but are not packed with fiber, and that is my downfall. I supplement with psyllium husk because for me it's more about healthy bowels and avoiding colon resectioning.

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