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Which type of fibre keeps stools soft--soluble or insoluble?
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Insoluble: Insoluble fibber adds bulk and keeps stool soft.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Fiber: Soluble. Insoluble adds bulk to stool such as salads. A good dietary fiber is flax seeds. Some farmers markets, health food stores. Also helps in reducing cholesterol excreted in bile by reducing its reabsortion i terminal ileum to a minor degree. If have cholesterol problem do not depend on it by itself. It's an adjunct not treatment . Good for bowel health.
Answered 12/16/2012
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