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Does anyone find drinking more water and also adding fiber supplement to their diet helps IBS? Every gastro I've gone too says drink more water and add a fiber supplement. I'm finding that the water does nothing for constipation for me and the fiber supplement is either too low a dose but when I increase it even a little get bad gas in my abdomen.
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martin31040 maria47829
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Hi, Apparently drinking more water will do nothing for constipation, the feces contain about 70 to 75 % water regardless of how much you drink, also having or adding more fibre to your diet to reduce constipation is a myth, it is likely to make things worse, I was having more fibre for slow transit and was bloated all the time and a bowel movement every 5 days average, cut right down on the fibre a few weeks back and now no bloating and a bowel movement everyday.
martin31040 maria47829
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Hi, there is no scientific fact that more fibre reduces constipation, studies show the opposite, less fibre reduces constipation and speeds up slow transit and reduces bloating.