I read somewhere that there are actually two types of fiber, and they have different effects, but most food is only ever labelled “fiber” so idk.
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AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 1 day ago
Fiber is great, but in general, going from low to high fiber too quickly can do all kinds of gastrointestinal trouble, your microbiome has to adjust - and fiber supplements especially, if taken not as instructed, can indeed cause more severe complications like blockage.
If you don’t poop for several days even though you are eating, that needs to be looked at. Anon got lucky it resolved on its own with a nice story to tell.
Sergio@lemmy.world 1 day ago
angband@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Soluble vs. insoluble. But also fermenting vs. non-fermenting for both types. Psyllium husk powder is non-fermenting soluble fiber. Not drinking enough water with soluble fiber gives hard stools. But soluble fiber is “the good kind”. That super popular doctor recommended fiber-by-the-spoon is psyllium powder, all dressed up.
Delphia@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Whole psyllium husks are fun.
I swear last time I put a bunch in my shaker I shit things I never ate.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Had an injury and needed some baby morphine pills. The side effects was notable and the pain of even just a full day was incredible. There’s no way I could go 4 days with a hospital right across the street.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You can in America. Going to the hospital for constipation would be a few thousand dollars minimum.
notarobot@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Really? I always joke about the us health system not being free and being expensive but I thought it was expensive only for things like surgery
LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 1 day ago
When I broke and dislocated my arm a few years ago, four months’ worth of hospital visits drained over $2,000 from my bank account, was draining hundreds from my brother’s account, and then the week before Christmas I got hit with a bill for over three thousand dollars to cover the rest of the services rendered, due Christmas eve.
The services that were rendered included having my arm eyeballed by a doctor a few times, two xrays, and that’s it. Nothing for the pain (“Just mix ibuprofen and Tylenol”), nothing to rehabilitate the strength I lost in that arm, just some dick in a coat poking my arm and charging me hundreds for the opportunity.
Had I not gone to the hospital, I wouldn’t have been left penniless. Combine that with a severe anxiety disorder and now I feel fight-or-flight fear responses any time I have to spend more than $100 on something.
Oh yeah, then a few months after that a friend of mine elsewhere in the country fell ill. He didn’t think it was major enough to warrant hospital fees, especially since he was uninsured and made little money. About a week later his condition suddenly went critical, and the next evening his sister informed me that he was dead in the hospital. Leukemia. I’d still be talking to him if it weren’t for the American wealthcare system.
Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
An ambulance ride you didnt even want can run you thousands of dollars.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Nah an ER visit will chew through your deductible
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes it’s an insane and wildly corrupt system. Just getting seen the hospital is 700+
sploosh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have a prescription that costs $15 a month with insurance. Without insurance its $265 a month.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
Yeah. I lived in America for 6 years; and when I left, it was primarily because of the tangible risk of getting in a minor car accident and being financially ruined.
Even so, I quickly forget about the undercurrent of fear and avoidance I had with doctors or clinics of any kind.
So we’d rather take abdominal pain so bad it keeps you from functioning, because the alternative could be an expensive nothing-burger.