How bad is excessive fiber?
blopmiyers
Posts: 195 Member
I eat about 40-45g a day. I know I'm not suppose to go over 35g a day but the foods I eat make it impossible. I do drink lots of water though. Probably about 5L a day
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As long as you aren't having issues, I've never heard it being a problem.2
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Wouldn't your body not have enough time to process all of the vitamins and minerals in the food if it expelled it too quickly? That was my first thought..1
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Why aren't you "supposed" eat more than 35g? As long as you aren't bloated or having weird bowel issues, what's the problem. I average about 40g a day, too. No problems!4
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I've never heard of a 35g maximum. When I'm eating at maintenance, my fibre is usually 50-75g.
Even on reduced calories, I get 40-60g daily.1 -
35 is more than likely your "minimum", not max.6
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Huh, this is news to me. I always thought there was a maximum for fiber. Thank you all for the replies! Its nice to know haha0
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How are your stools?
Amazing? You're alright. Bricks? No bueno.3 -
For me, the more fibre the better! I love my 40-50g days.
As mentioned, the 25-35g numbers are a minimum to aim for.2 -
As long as you *faaaaaaaart* aren't having any *rrrrrrrrrrip* issues with daily *squeeeeeeeeeeeak!* functions then I don't think *FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTT!* it's going to be an issue *RRRRRRRRRRRIP*.
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Oh you'll know if you're getting too much - your tummy will let you know. 35 seems more like a minimum than a max, that's very low.0
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Ugh. You're fine. I eat more than that. If I go too high and my fat isn't high enough, bad things happen.0
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Back when I was tracking intake I'd occasionally clear 80g of fiber. I'd guess I average around 50g.0
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lol 45 is nothing I eat over 130g a day, don't worry about it unless it causes you stomach issues0
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »lol 45 is nothing I eat over 130g a day, don't worry about it unless it causes you stomach issues
My highest was 64. Teach me your ways, sensei.0 -
Fiber is king!0
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In the end, you can never get enough fiber.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/colon-blow/n98221 -
You can never get enough fiber.
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »lol 45 is nothing I eat over 130g a day, don't worry about it unless it causes you stomach issues
My highest was 64. Teach me your ways, sensei.
I eat 5-6 quest/protein bars a day (17g fiber each) on top of a diet heavy in fiber filled foods like my wraps that I use have 10g fiber and I eat a ton of veg/fruit. (I eat so many bars because I am a med student in residency and I don't like to take breaks to get meals lol)1 -
One day I ate more than 60...was not fun.0
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »I eat 5-6 quest/protein bars a day
HOLY CRAP! That's a lot of protein bars!
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