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I read that adding 10 grams of fiber to our diet will help us lose weight. I eat high fiber cereal every morning and also lots of fruits and veggies. My husband's mother had colon cancer so he's very careful to eat so he has a healthy colon.

My mom was a nurse and she said surgeons told her if people ate better, colon cancer could be a thing of the past.

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My understanding is that there are two main types of fiber, namely "soluble" and "insoluble" and both are needed to essentially help pull toxins from the body and provide the bulk necessary to eliminate them. The product I've been using for nearly 15 years is a certified low-glycemic balanced fiber drink mix providing 14 sources of dietary fiber containing 12 grams of both soluble and insoluble fiber in each serving. I have to say, it has been working wonderfully well for me!

I'd love to add more fiber to my diet for the health benefits. But I am gassy enough! I can float a hot air balloon with just a 'normal' diet!

My favorite source of fiber = beans.

Hi there, I just visited this page looking for healthy food categories. Apparently I have a low fiber intake and I am suffering from various side effects of that. Now that I found this info on Bella's page, I have a few questions.

First off.
Off of the list of high fiber foods, I noticed these veggies that are high fiber...Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, and Carrots. The list specifies cooked. Is the fiber content lower if you eat it raw? I eat cooked broccoli but the others I can't. I will eat cabbage, cauliflower and carrots raw.

Second is with nuts. I assume that all nuts contain fiber, but is there a place I can visit to see all the nuts fiber value as well as other nutritional value? I like hazelnuts and spanish raw peanuts. I would like to know much fiber are in those as well as other benefits so that I can make sure I get the desired amounts I need.

Third...Which of the foods on the high fiber list wont increase gas. I have a rough enough time with that and would rather not increase it.

Thanks for answers in advance
Tim

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Rosie

I always try to add beans.. I've read adding flax to items can also help alot. Has anyone tried that?

For people who have gas, beans definitely increase gas so you could avoid those things and focus on other fiber-rich foods. Here are some other foods that are gassy -

Asparagus
Brussells sprouts
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Eggplant
Radish

They have a plant sugar in them called raffinose that your body turns into gas

There are pills you can take to counteract the gas if you want to keep eating these and not have gas issues!

Actually in terms of cooking, cooking a food breaks down the fiber, it gets mushy. So for example if you boil veggies you are typically losing fiber. However if you steam many veggies you make their vitamins more easily digested. So a lot of it depends on HOW you cook it.

Hi, another way to get fibre into the diet is to add wheatgerm to your food. Make smoothies which will be full of fruit and add wheatgerm, not only will it give you the fibre but will boost your vitamin e as well. It can also be added to yogurt.

I would like to know how to increase fiber without increasing gas. This is a significant problem for me. What foods are good given these circumstances? I am new to this site.

I enjoy my salad daily and fruit with breakfast. My nutritional vitamins seem to really provide excellent fiber, along with my daily allowance of fruits and vegetables. It has really enabled me to have a healthy metabolism.

Sandy

I use this nutritional data siteto check the nutritional content of food, including the fiber content.

It also tells you if the food is a great source, a good source or a so-do source of the nutrients listed.

HealthyMom62, The site you posted above seems really useful to check how your daily dietary fiber intake. Thank you!

Sometimes our basic questions may need to be answered such as
what is fiber, how much fiber is enough for me, health benefits of fiber in the diet, soluble and insoluble fiber food choices and more.

Nice short video explaining why processed foods are bad for you (processed usually has all the fiber removed). He gives a great visualization here.

Video

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Soluble fiber (in legumes, especially beans, also in oats, psyllium husk, oranges...) may prevent mild constipation AND diarrhea, especially one triggered by bile salts after gallbladder removal. Some people report how soluble fiber taken in the morning help them fight with IBS. Soluble fiber causes gas. Insoluble fiber (flax seed, wheat bran, mornig cereals with bran..) may prevent constipation, but not diarrhea. They should not cause much gas. Check this [url=http://www.healthhype.com/list-of-high-fiber-foods-soluble-and-insoluble-fiber-chart.html]list of foods high in soluble and insoluble fiber [/url]. By merely adding fiber to your diet you won't lose weight or prevent a severe constipation. Active life style imay help in ,both though.

To all the Newbies, Welcome to the forum, We hope that yous will enjoy your stay
Rosie

Dandilion greens are sweet and tender right now, pick them within the next two weeks- blanch and freeze what you don't use immediately. This lowly weed is chockful of nutrients! It adds balance to cream of broccoli soup, split pea stew, Spinach quiche-and they're free for the picking!