Psyllium Husk Users

[jeff3298]

Psyllium Husk Users, what time of day do you take it and what do you mix it with?
Morning, noon or night, before bed?
Mix with water?
any other suggestions

[chinadoll]

I take the Metamucil capsules. I take 2 in the a.m. and 2 in the evening.

[Regester85]

The Pyllium husk (sp?) can be mixed with any liquid but I take it with Water. Thing about this stuff if you haven't used it is the texture. PHEW I about puked sorry to say that, but when I first mixed it and tried it the texture really got to me because its lumpy and weird. Not much of a taste though, after you get past the texture and just down it with LOTS of water , since the warning says that if not taken with plenty of water it can cause your esophagus(sp?) to swell and your throat.

All in all its probably easier taking a pill. As far as the time.. well its up to you lol and also one teaspoon of the stuff has only like 5 grams of fiber.. at least mine says that, so I did 2 servings of it to get 10 grams.. but it doesn't take effect right away. I guess unless of course you have issues in the area.

Hope this helps!

[JulieB]

I take mine first thing in the morning, at the same time as my supplements. 1 tablespoon mixed with about 1/4 cup water. The stuff floats on top (mostly) and I find it has no taste. Then I drink more water. I have done this every day since the beginning of induction (April 15) and have had no problems in the regularity area.

Chinadoll - I looked for Metamucil pills when I was in the states this past weekend...I only found the ones that were mixed with Calcium or other stuff (heart health formuls or something). Do they have ones that are just plain psyllium husk?

[Elizellen]

I mixed mine with mayonnaise and chopped celery!! No way could I get it down mixed in water!!

[too big]

Is sugar free Metamucil not approved for Induction?It's Orange flavor and goes down pretty easy.

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by too big

Is sugar free Metamucil not approved for Induction?It's Orange flavor and goes down pretty easy.

What ingredients are in it? If it has a 'legal' sweetener you would need to 'account' for that in your 3 servings of sweetener a day.

[Elizellen]

I looked online and the info I found shows 2 net carbs per teaspoon dose of it after you deduct the fibre - also it is sweetened with aspartame.

Yours might be a different brand maybe but do check both the nutritional info as well as the ingredients just to be sure.

[neutronnorman]

Originally Posted by Elizellen

I mixed mine with mayonnaise and chopped celery!! No way could I get it down mixed in water!!

Wow...Mayo and celery...now I've heard everything...must be a British "thing"..

[jeff3298]

Mayo and Celery???? Do you take that by itself or mixed with maybe Tuna or Chicken or something?
I might try that with Tuna and Mayo.

Any other creative ideas for this?