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Metamucil makes me constipated, is there a better alternative?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If metamucil is : Making you constipated the problem is most likely that you are not drinking enough fluids/ water. With adequate water intake the stool should become softer/ more moist. With poor hydration - it is likely to cause constipation.

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Answered 7/2/2015

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