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Reply 20

Barry Chuckle

IBS? Made worse by eating too much fiber?

Reply 21

jeffro1

How long you been eating loads of salad?
Maybe after a while your body will adjust?

Reply 22

NDGAARONDI

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Tufts

I'm eating crap loads of fibre. See above.

Yes but are you taking enough of soluble fibre as well as insoluble? :smile:

Reply 23

Bateman

17

ffs how many times do i have to tell you, women don't fart!

Pepto Bismol!

Aack

what are you talking about - girls don't fart. They only poo tiny malteaser like pellets.

Girls don't actually poo..

Reply 26

Aack

Alreeeet

Girls don't actually poo..

I thought that too....until I saw it :eek:

Reply 27

polka_dott

14

The opposite happens to me... if I eat wholemeal bread instead of a salad for lunch it definately gives me gas :biggrin:

but it's never happened with a salad... just wait a few more days to see if you get used to all the vegetables. When I bothered to start eating fruit properly my stomach was a bit delicate for a few days!

Reply 28

InnocentEyes

10

I was definitely thinking too much fiber, possibly combined with IBS.
4 bowls of bran flakes a day is a LOT of fibre, do you eat stuff like wholemeal bread and pasta too? and lots of fruit & veg right?

Reply 29

Tufts

OP

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NDGAARONDI

Yes but are you taking enough of soluble fibre as well as insoluble? :smile:

What's the difference? :confused:

Reply 30

NDGAARONDI

16

Tufts

What's the difference? :confused:

Insoluble fibre is usually found in cereals like All Bran and Bran Flakes which do not dissolve in water. This tends to go through the gut at a slower rate. Soluble fibre is found in fruit and vegetables, goes through the gut quicker and dissolves in water. I used to have a big bowl (which contains over a pint of water) of All Bran everyday but it wasn't too healthy for me at the time because I was taking too much insoluble fibre at once. I'm guessing a combination of this and various other nutrients which help break down food went into overdrive when you started eating salad more regularly. I'm not a medic but this is what happened to me.

Reply 31

Tufts

OP

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NDGAARONDI

Insoluble fibre is usually found in cereals like All Bran and Bran Flakes which do not dissolve in water. This tends to go through the gut at a slower rate. Soluble fibre is found in fruit and vegetables, goes through the gut quicker and dissolves in water. I used to have a big bowl (which contains over a pint of water) of All Bran everyday but it wasn't too healthy for me at the time because I was taking too much insoluble fibre at once. I'm guessing a combination of this and various other nutrients which help break down food went into overdrive when you started eating salad more regularly. I'm not a medic but this is what happened to me.

I eat a lot of soluble and insoluble fibre everyday. Is this bad?

Reply 32

Echolife

15

I would change to Coco Pops instead of your current cereal at least then when you 'pop' it'll smell better. :biggrin:

Reply 33

NDGAARONDI

16

Tufts

I eat a lot of soluble and insoluble fibre everyday. Is this bad?

In excess it can be because it dehydrates you. Aim for around 20g a day (I think) but it depends on your lifestyle too.

Reply 34

Surprise

I thought eating fibre was meant to stop you getting constipated, but everytime I eat even just one Weetabix for breakfast I let out really stinky ones all day :frown: