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Citricel--supposed To Be Safe?


olalisa

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olalisa Contributor

I decided to take citricel to try to regulate my system, and for a day and a half, I've had serious GI symptoms and a terrible headache last night. I don't know of any gluten I could have gotten, but can citricel cause this?

thanks.


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I take Citrucel caplets and I have never had a problem with them.

chrissy Collaborator

the citrucel could possibly cause you gi symptoms------i get gas and bloating and gas pains sometimes when i take those kind of things----and i don't have celiac.

debmidge Rising Star

At this point my suggestion is to read the label of the Citrucel you purchased to make sure that they did not change the ingredients on us like Fibersure did last year.

spunky Contributor

You can substitute a couple of tablespoons of ground flax meal in place of any packaged fiber product.

Stir the ground flax into some juice and drink/chew, then follow through with a glass of water. The first 2 or 3 days you might have some gas or other mild symptoms, but that goes away and then everything works out fine from there. You never have to worry about ingredients that way, especially if you buy your own whole flax seeds and grind them in a coffee grinder (keep ground flax meal in the refrigerator or freezer).

Any "fiber" products, even gluten free, have made me miserable. The flax is good stuff.

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cathywj Newbie

i have a question about fiber......my son is 3 years old and used to take benefiber til they changed the formulation. <_< i now give him psyllium but it is a pain to get him to take it. it's too thick and gritty and he is a fusspot. "mama, you wrecked my juice!" soooo, is fibersure safe for wheat/gluten sensitive people? the label says inulin from chicory root. i though inulin was a questionable thing.

he needs the fiber as he was moderately constipated over the fall. being constipated aggravates his reflux, yada yada yada. and he is really difficult about eating his fruits and veggies. he is wheat free/gluten free, soy free, and corn free. limited dairy in yogurt and goat cheese.

i don't think i can get him to take flaxmeal.

thanks for any insights.

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