Soluble Fiber Powder/pills

[tama-chan]

I'm curious about this one:

Could you still take souluble fiber only pills/powder in any form to help constipation/excess mucus build up? Or do they all have some sort of gluten/wheat chemical in it? If I can have one of these, is there a popular brand that works better then others?

Thanks!

[jenvan]

Hi there! Read these 2 threads, below, that were about gluten-free fiber supplements. The posts list several you could choose from. Fiber is great at bulking up stool (helping with diarrhea or constipation) and absorbing toxins/mucous and carrying them out of the body. Some fiber supplements have gluten added to them, but a whole host of them are gluten-free. I've found for me, the powder is more effective than the pills, and that I prefer a natural pysllium husks over a synthetic fiber. Thanks!

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[watkinson]

Hi tama_chan,

I use Metamucil. Just make sure you don't get the sugar free kind, it has Maltodextrin in it. I was sick for 6 weeks and could'nt understand why I was feeling so bad when I had been feeling so good. I finally realized I started feeling bad when I got the sugar free kind. I looked at the package...on the back it said active ingredient: physillium husk but then, way down at the bottom of the label it said other ingredients, maltodextrin, and sacharin. I am very sensitive to both. No wonder I was sick all that time.

I use the regular and I feel great.

Wendy

[jknnej]

I love the Citrucel Clear Mix. It says gluten free right on the label. It's gentle and really works.

[debmidge]

How about the more convenient pills? or wafers? Anyone know of gluten-free formulas?

[pixiegirl]

I thought most of the wafers contained gluten so you might want to check that out. I use to use Metamucil but switched to Citracil because it contains a different form of fiber that does NOT ferment in your gut and therefore causes less gas. It works for me.

susan