To my mind, fiber is way overrated.

I started the Atkins diet in the late 1990s and upped my veggies and fiber dramatically. I lived with CONSTANT constipation for years (even while taking Citrucel daily), culminating in my first attack of diverticulitis in 2014, which landed me in the hospital for 4 days on IV antibiotics and talk of removing a large section of my lower intestine. From 2014 to around 2018, I had occasional (but regular) flare-ups of diverticulitis.

I finally cut way back on fiber, and then went carnivore in 2021. I haven't had a flare-up in almost 6 years. I haven't had a salad or a serving of veggies or fruit since 2021 and I'm doing fine. Babies don't eat fiber and they still poop. Lions, tigers, and other carnivores in the wild still poop and they don't eat fiber, either.

Granted, some people do better with more fiber, but I'm one of those who does better with NO fiber.