Too much fiber

[Neven]

So, I'm having some problems with my stomach. It is always bloated and I always have gasses. Why? I think it is because of too much fiber I consume. From the statistics in Diet Organizer (computer program for organizing diet) it looks like I eat somewhere from 46-110 g of fiber a day, and the recommended doses from US RDA are 20-35.

A lot of people are concern about too little fiber in their diet but there are some people with just the opposite. I think I am one of them.

 

Do you have a bloated stomach or diarrhea sometimes, gasses or anything, even constipation? These are some of the symptoms of too much fiber in the diet.

 

I'm always eating some kind of salad or a fruit with my oats in the morning, or beans over the day, and the beans and oats give enough fiber for the recommended dose (20-35), even more. And in that program, The Diet Organizer, you can also see how is your vitamin and mineral status going on the base of food you eat, and for me it is high above the US RDA, except for the B12 and vitamin D.

 

So, I was wondering do I need any of the salad, and if I do, why? What is the purpos?

[Zack]

I always have good ole' carb bloat and gas. I don't like it.

[ChaserHUN]

maybe have a look into food combining, I follow it and I don't have gas all day now

[Neven]

maybe have a look into food combining, I follow it and I don't have gas all day now

So you think fibers don't have anything with bloating, gas and diarrhea?

[ChaserHUN]

maybe have a look into food combining, I follow it and I don't have gas all day now

So you think fibers don't have anything with bloating, gas and diarrhea?

yeah maybe day do, but if I ate starches and protein together I had lot of gas, or I ate fruits with something, or seeds and nuts with something, I only eat seeds and nuts with greens, such as proteins only with greens

[Katabatic]

You're asking if you need salad? I don't think so, if you don't want it.

 

I found an interesting article on how to eat fruits. http://chennaionline.com/food/healthandnutrition/fruithab.asp

 

Fruits should be eaten in an empty stomach, for it plays a major role to detoxify your system, supply you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other activities. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but is prevented from doing so. In the meantime the whole meal rots, ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to rot.

 

So eat your fruits in an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard of people complaining - every time I eat watermelon I burp; when I eat durians my stomach bloats up, when I eat bananas I feel like running to the toilet, etc. - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit in an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the other food and produces gas and hence you bloat!

 

Basically, eating fruits with or after other food makes them stay in your stomach longer than they should be. So you should probably eat fruits 30 minutes BEFORE other foods

[Marcina]

I used to have horrible digestive problems, since my stomach is uber sensitive. I take probiotic pills now and I'm fine. Except for broccoli.. And cauliflower. Those make me fart every time.

[Im Your Man]

Sometimes I eat a whole can of beans, plus all the fruits, greens and some grains, I surely end up to 100 grams a day. Fortunatly I don't do this too often. Most of times I guess I'm eating 20-40 grams.

 

I would say with your 46-110gr/day you eat too much fibers, it's as bad as not eating not enough fibers. Reduce the food that are too rich in fibers, like beans.

About the green salad, it helps to digest big quantities of grains, complex carbs and proteins.

[Lean and Green]

I would say you have to work up to consumption of a certain amount of fiber a day to acclimate your body to change. If you are used to consuming 25g a day and all of a sudden you start to consume 75g of fiber daily, I would imagine it would be troublesome. But if you work your way up to higher and higher amounts of fiber in your daily diet, increasing at 5-10g a week, I think you should be more tolerant...

[Neven]

I found my reason why to eat vegetables and that is to alkaline the body.