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ยป How much fiber do you consume a day?
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post 1699677483 03-25-2024, 06:40 AM
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How much fiber do you consume a day?

Based on the recent literature showing a significant increase in intestinal cancers among young adults, I've taken an interest in fiber, as a low fiber intake increases your risk of developing cancer. I saw the minimum recommendation is 30g/day, and I'm currently at 40g a day.

I'm just going to start typing random **** that I've discovered since increasing fiber:
- If your stools are liquidy/runny, you need more fiber. Fiber bulks up your stool and makes passing stool easier. If you have swamp ass, itchy azzhole, anal hygiene issues, or are self conscious about butt smell, increase fiber. Your azzhole is not supposed to be slowly leaking chit throughout the day.
- I added 1 bowl of oatmeal each day (1/2 cup steel cut oats) with a banana anddeveloped horrible gas and bloating. The gas would be farts every 10 minutes for 2 days lol. Although oatmeal doesn't contain that much fiber (4g fiber per serving,) adding fiber abruptly into your diet can fukk with your microbiome. Best to start with 2-3 times a week, then every other day, then every day, etc., unless you want your car to smell like farts every time you get in.
- There are two types of fiber (soluble and insoluble.) Just know that increasing fiber can constipate you. The constipation results from an abrupt increase in fiber intake and/or not drinking enough water.

If you're looking to get more fiber and don't want to do research to see what foods are the best, go toward plants. Oats, almonds, apples, bananas, chia seeds, and certain breads and beans are a good place to start. If you're too lazy to do that, just count your fiber intake today and see where you are.
post 1699677813 03-25-2024, 06:50 AM
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About 20.5 grams.
post 1699677903 03-25-2024, 06:53 AM
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Green vegetables like spinach and psyllium husk are my go to. They provide very little intestinal discomfort. Not enough fiber is probably the leading cause for high cholesterol. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
post 1699677953 03-25-2024, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted By jimbob007
About 20.5 grams.
Why not more
Originally Posted By gmenfan40
Green vegetables like spinach and psyllium husk are my go to. They provide very little intestinal discomfort. Not enough fiber is probably the leading cause for high cholesterol. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
I'm 100% right there with you. I was recently on reddit and stumbled upon a subreddit (think it was called ExVegan) where a large chunk of the users are anti-fiber. Say humans can't digest it, therefore, they don't need it and it's a conspiracy, increases inflammation, etc.

Sure, maybe if you have IBS, but it's still used as "filler" for whatever is passing through your intestines. I'd venture that no fiber diets are a result of misinformation and that some brahs here probably believe in it.
post 1699678093 03-25-2024, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted By RainingBlood
Why not more

I'm 100% right there with you. I was recently on reddit and stumbled upon a subreddit (think it was called ExVegan) where a large chunk of the users are anti-fiber. Say humans can't digest it, therefore, they don't need it and it's a conspiracy, increases inflammation, etc.

Sure, maybe if you have IBS, but it's still used as "filler" for whatever is passing through your intestines. I'd venture that no fiber diets are a result of misinformation and that some brahs here probably believe in it.
People are retarded. They eat foods like beans and whole wheat garbage, get intestinal discomfort and think it's the fiber that is unhealthy. Your body literally talks to you, but majority of people are too dumb to realize. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
post 1699678293 03-25-2024, 07:08 AM
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I eat muesli and it makes me fart like crazy. Also cabbage and carrots are great sources of fiber
(these are my opinions i am not a licensed broker by trade)
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