hi,
i was wondering if anyone tried Benefiber for fiber supplement??
i take 2 tablespoons 2X a day and it's not helping me with my irregularity. i drink plenty of water (8oz) and i have at least 3 cups of salad each day.
is Metamucil better?? which other brand do you recommend??

i mean 8 cups. also, i exercise.

Dunno much about the benefiber... but try this first... cut back to 2 cups of salads if you on induction level and add a vegie high in fiber.. like spinach , collards, brochlie and so on... see if that helps first.. Im leaveing this to more experienced people in this department.. I dont know much about adding extra fiber from a suplement.. I usualy have at least 10 -16 grams of fiber daily in my foods..

tammy

where do you get the 10-16 g of fiber from??

You can get lots of fiber by eating a large variety of vegetables. Here are a few examples of 1 cup servings. They are cooked counts unless raw is specified.

Broccoli - Total Carbohydrates 9.11 g - Fiber 5.22 g

Snap Beans - Total Carbohydrates 9.86 g - Fiber 4.13 g

Green Cauliflower - Total Carbohydrates 7.78 g - Fiber 4.10 g

White Cauliflower - Total Carbohydrates 2.55 g - Fiber 1.67 g

Endive, raw - Total Carbohydrates 1.68 g - Fiber 1.56 g

Savoy Cabbage - Total Carbohydrates 7.84 g - Fiber 4.06 g

Chayote - Total Carbohydrates 8.14 g - Fiber 4.48 g

Brussels Sprouts - Total Carbohydrates 8.67 g - Fiber 2.60 g

Spinach, raw - Total Carbohydrates 1.05 g - Fiber 0.81 g

Spinach - Total Carbohydrates 6.75 g - Fiber - 4.32 g

Snowpeas - Total Carbohydrates 4.76 g - Fiber 1.64 g

Green Soybeans - Total Carbohydrates 19.89 g - Fiber 7.56 g

Beet Greens, raw - Total Carbohydrates 1.51 g - Fiber 1.41 g

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Karen

Hi Bobo

Yes I use Benefiber daily. I take 1 tbs. with 4 ozs. of water 2 or three times a day, especially on those days that I know I haven't kept my fiber up. I also drink over 110 ozs. of water daily.
I try to eat very fibrous veggies but can't always get enough in throughout the day.

To keep track of my fiber I use www.fitday.com. It really helps.
Because I have diverticulosis (just diagnosed) I have to have 30-50 grams of fiber daily. I rarely get it up that high but managed to stay around 20-25.

Hope this helps.

HN

hi Karen and Herb Nurse,
thank you for all the info.

as for the total carb listed, is that the net or i should minus the fiber from it???
also, why is raw spinach so much less than cooked??

For the effective carbohydrates, subtract the fiber.



The volume of raw spinach to make 1 cup cooked spinach is astronomical. Well, maybe not astronomical, but it's a huge amount.

Karen

oh, so i don't measure brocolli or spinach raw before i cook them?? i thought we should measure them raw cuz they shrink.
so it's ok to measure them after they are cooked?

Yep!

Karen