“OK to Take FiberSure Every Day?”
Published by tummyblogger June 30th, 2007 in fiber, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, FiberSure (tm), Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm)This was a question that one person (name and place completely unknown) asked a search engine, which led her or him to For My Tummy. The answer is “Yes, it’s okay.” FiberSure is NOT a laxative. You should not depend on laxatives every day, for example to manage IBS-C. Fiber is GOOD to take every day, up to 30 or 40 grams of fiber every day, when you have worked your way up to taking that much. A laxative is NOT GOOD to take every day, as a way of dealing with IBS-C.
The question points up how far this blog has strayed from the original intent to simplify information about IBS. Here is some information about soluble fiber like FiberSure and Heather’s Acacia Tummy Fiber. So it was a wake-up call for me.
About FiberSure
FiberSure ™ is pure inulin, a somewhat sweet powder that provides soluble fiber in the diet. It is produced by the makers of Metamucil ™, another fiber product using psyllium that is harder for many IBSnicks to tolerate. Both these products are FDA-approved and available on the shelves of most drugstores. Look in the section for laxatives, although fiber products are not exactly laxatives.
Heather’s Acacia Tummy Powder ™
Heather’s Organic Acacia Tummy Powder ™ is not FDA-approved because it is not marketed as a laxative. It is another pure soluble fiber product, indicated as part of a therapeutic regimen to control Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). If you click on the picture of the canister, you will see the instructions for using it. The idea of offering the canister or the pouch is that once you have the canister, you can refill it by ordering the pouch. Neat, huh?
Advantages of Each
- FiberSure ™ is available in drugstores. I haven’t seen a store-brand version of it yet, which would be cheaper.
- Acacia Tummy Fiber ™ is available by superfast cross-country USPS Priority Mail.
- FiberSure is sweet-tasting.
- Acacia Tummy Fiber has almost no taste.
Comparison Table of “Strength”
By the title word “strength,” I mean the comparative number of grams of soluble fiber for managing IBS to be found in each.
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Measurement, Acacia Tummy Fiber, FiberSure,,
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1 teaspoon (flat, measuring spoons), 2 grams, 3.3 grams,,
1 heaping teaspoon, 3 grams, 5 grams,,
1 tablespoon, 6 grams, 10 grams,,
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So the advantage of Acacia Tummy Fiber is that you are able to start with a smaller amount — although you could use a smaller size of measuring spoon for FiberSure.
With either one, I just put the dosage in a teacup, add hot or warm water, stir, and drink.
Remember, “Don’t eat on an empty stomach!” Instead, have your fiber dose before you eat, and at bedtime. So you divide the amount you are going to take per day into four separate doses, to start with. Eventually that becomes three and then two,when you are at the max and your IBS is under control.
[Yes, I know that table doesn’t show up as a table. You should be able to copy it and put it into a spreadsheet program as “comma-delimited” input, although I haven’t yet tried it. Ah, another reason to send me a comment! In any case, I’ll put a linked file in a viewer in the next post.]
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