Question 1

could you have too much fiber?

Accepted Answer

Relatively.: recommendations suggest 35 grams of fiber daily for women. 50 grams for men.  Without adequate water intake, this amount could be constipating.

Question 2

how much fiber do you need daily?

Accepted Answer

14 grams/1000 Cal: Dietary guidelines for americans recommends that people eat 14 grams of fiber for every 1000 calories. So if you eat 2000 calories per day, you should eat 28 grams of fiber. 100% bran cereal has about 9 grams of fiber in 1/3 cup. An apple with skin has 3-4 grams.

Question 3

how much fiber should the average person consume in a day?

Accepted Answer

35-40 grams per day: 35-40 grams per day.

Question 4

can you have too much fiber? is it bad to have too much fiber?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It's pretty hard to get too much fiber from food alone unless you're living on only bread or eat too much of a few very fibrous, undigestable foods. Usually, too much fiber occurs from overuse of fiber supplements - pill or powder form. You may get diarrhea since fiber draws in more water into the colon.

Question 5

can you really eat too much fiber ? what are the signs of too much ? how much is the max people can eat?

Accepted Answer

Not really, but: There's always a point where there's an excess of something, though it would be hard to get to that point reasonably with fiber.  I suppose if you eat bales of hay at a time, you could reach an unsafe amount, but it is not something 99.9% of people would have to worry about with a normal diet.

Question 6

are there any negative effects from getting too much fiber?

Accepted Answer

Yes: cramping, gas and bloating are negative effects from too much fiber. Excess fiber can bind to iron, zinc, calcium, and magnesium and decrease their absorption.

Question 7

how much fiber do i need per day to help control and lose my weight?

Accepted Answer

Just to feel fuller: Eating foods or drinking drinks that contain fiber can help with weight loss only if they don't increase the total amount of calories eaten per day. For example, mixing water with powdered fiber to make a drink will cause a person to feel fuller and have less appetite (can be helpful). However, mixing fiber with fruit juice will give a person lots of sugar calories along with fiber (won't help!).

Question 8

help no matter how much fiber i eat i am always constapaited what should i do?

Accepted Answer

See details: Constipation is a common side effect of ibuprofen. If you are taking this med daily stop it and see if the constipation resolves. If not have the issue evaluated to be certain the cause is not a serious one.

Question 9

could you tell me how much fiber should someone with gastroparesis eat per day?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Depending on the severityof the gastroparesis and its resolution either muptiple small feedings to supplemental GI nutrition thru a tube.

Question 10

having problems going number 2. does too much meat and not much fiber have something to do with it?

Accepted Answer

Quite likely.: You need to eat more than just meat for proper elimination. If for some reason you won't eat fruits, whole grains or vegetables you may wish to consider taking a fiber supplement such as metamucil or citrucel or benefiber or konsyl once or twice daily.

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