Bathroom question... Fiber?

xLyric

Okay, so fiber makes you poo, yes? And in my nutrition class last year we learned that while high fiber is good, it will stop you up just as much as no fiber if you all of a sudden eat lots when you rarely did before. (Ex. If you eat 4g fiber every day and suddenly go up to 20g it will not do what you were wanting.)

So anyway my point here is this: It's been a more than a couple of days. Long enough that I'm starting to wonder what's up. I mean, people talk about their "morning constitutionals" and mine are maybe weekly.

I'm getting lots of fiber, every day at least the 14 it's set me up for, if not more (today I'm up to 23 already). So is this the too-much-fiber block I learned about, or is something in my diet working against me? My diary is open.

So yeah. :huh:

Zombriana

Maybe drink more water? I hear that helps.
I have a chronic bathroom problem, so i have to take supplements to draw water into my colon so that I can go.

shantelleclarke

Surprisingly enough... fiber intake might not be the culprit. I was having the same bathroom schedule issues as you mention. I went to a naturopath and had an allergen test done. She explained to me that there are 2 different types of allergic reactions, one that makes you puff up externally (ie. bee stings / peanuts) and the other affects your internal workings and digestive system (ie. proteins from certain foods). If you are eating any foods that are reacting poorly to your digestive system you will not be processing food properly, and could cause the slow bathroom schedule. I found out I was allergic to dairy protein. This is different than being lactose intolerant. I can tell (or I should say my body tells me) when I have eaten too much of these proteins as my schedule slows down and I start feeling bloated. When I cut these items out of my diet for a couple days, everything goes back to a ‘daily’ normal. My recommendation is to get an allergen test done (for foods, by a naturopath) and limit / eliminate confirmed reaction foods from your diet.

You also need to drink plenty of fluids when you are increasing your fiber intake. It won’t be as effective if you don’t drink a mass amount of fluid.

Hope this helps…

Good luck!