• Zephorah
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    5 days ago

    You might want to watch the Chubby Emu vid on Metamucil before you start overindulging.

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        5 days ago

        I looked it up out of curiosity, basically someone ate (as in it was soo much that it wasn’t drinkable) a ton of drink powder metamucil that it caused an impacted bowel.

        While taking additional fiber without talking to a doctor may not be the best plan, that’s a large step away from chugging fiber and taking well over the recommended dose.

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          4 days ago

          They describe it as being so thick he had to chew it. 30 “scoops”, and 2 liters of water. And he still had to chew it, it was that thick.

          And then even more in a peanut butter sandwich.

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          5 days ago

          Thanks, I guessed about as much. Good thing I was joking and just planning to buy some normal supplements and think about beans and vegetables more.

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            4 days ago

            Yeah, vegetables and fruits are the way to go. Fiber is complex and is attached to a host of other non essential nutrients condusive to good health. Fiber supplements simply don’t have it.

            Eat a fruit with everymeal, add a bigger portion of veggies. Snack on dried fruits. Use beans/lentils. Go for whole grains.

            Do it slowly, introduce small changes over time.

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              4 days ago

              I wish the vast majority of fruits didn’t just taste plain gross to me. Or that vegetables were tastier and more filling. But I suppose it’s time to get creative.

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                4 days ago

                Vegetables can be very tasty, it all depends how they are cooked and also how your taste buds have adapted over time. If you’ve eaten mostly highly palatable processed foods, fruits and vegetables will taste bland for a while until your taste buds adapt. But the good news is that they can adapt :)

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        5 days ago

        The cubby emu vids are usually worth 24 minutes of your life.