ok.. I might as well just get to the facts and not "beat around the bush"..... I'm having some problems taking a crap

First of all, since I've been on this diet what comes out never seems close to the quantity of what goes in. How is this? How can I eat 2 lbs of beef and only a small thing comes out?

Second... I heard you can get constipated on this diet... well not me. Things are way too soft to be normal. I've been eating well and having fiber in the form on salad.

To get more regular and less soft, I started taking some Fiber Laxative pills (the CVS alternative to Fibercon)... and this helped to solidify things (if you know what I mean). The quantity problem was still there however.

Can anyone suggest anything or comment?

Looking at the back of the bottle of fiber, I noticed something that scared me. It says "Active Ingredient - PolyCARBOphil". The "carb" in that ingredient scares me! There is also some "Caramel" in the inactive ingredient list. This scares me... could I have been taking Fibercon and screwing up my diet for weeks now?