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I take fiber on a regular basis to treat irritable bowel syndrome, help stabilize blood sugar, assist in losing weight and lower my cholesterol. I have used a variety of brands and types, and tend to change if I get bored. I saw this product on sale and decided it sounded like a good deal.
It has a mix of psyllium husk, glucomannan, oat bran, guar gum seed extract, and marshmallow root extract. Since it was a combination product, I thought I might get more benefit than what I got from the psyllium products alone.
The directions recommended four capsules daily with water. I decided to
break the dose up into two in the morning and two at night with water. I drank eight ounces with each dose. At first, I couldn’t really tell any difference between this product and others I had used, but after taking it for a few weeks I noticed that this brand stabilized my blood sugar more than the regular fiber supplements.
When I ate a meal with a higher carbohydrate content, I took the capsules with that meal to slow down the absorption of the carbs. It seemed to work much better than other brands, reducing my after meal spike by twenty to thirty points below what ...