May be eating too much fiber??

I was just chatting with my doctor about this yesterday, and she said that if you eat too much fiber without enough water, your intestine responds by expanding causing bloating, cramping, and gas. She said that drinking more water is important, and that if you are going to the washroom and its improving, then you should be ok. If you aren't going, or its not resolving, you should go see your doc yesterday.

If you recently increased your fiber intake dramatically, you're likely to experience cramps, bloating, & gas until your body adjusts. The way around it is to increase your fiber intake slowly.

MFP's fiber recommendations are actually pretty low because it cuts the fiber based on how many base calories you're getting (I changed my goal to reflect 25g because I feel that's a good amount for me to shoot for each day). Most otherwise healthy adults do well eating 25-30g each day. When I first began eating more fiber, I definitely experienced some cramping/bloating (& gas :embarassed: :laugh:) but I don't anymore, even when I eat as much as 35-40g in a day.

That being said, for some reason if I eat something like a Fiber One bar it kills me. But if I eat the same amount of fiber in one sitting from a more natural source (like fruits & veggies), I don't have that problem. :huh:

And yeah, LittleSpy, there are two kinds of fibre - soluble and insoluble. the fibre you get eg from an apple is soluble and stuff from grains like a fibre bar is insoluble.

Edit:
Nevermind -- answered my own question.