Best fibre foods for regularity
Discussion
Number two's.
So, I used to be regular as clockwork but now, it's at pure random which can be annoying!
What goes in must come out but what do most folk eat from a fibre perspective that ensures you go fully once a day, that would be the ideal.
At the moment it's banana and peanut butter toast with water and other fruit and veg throughout the day.
Looking forward to hearing what works and what doesn't!
So, I used to be regular as clockwork but now, it's at pure random which can be annoying!
What goes in must come out but what do most folk eat from a fibre perspective that ensures you go fully once a day, that would be the ideal.
At the moment it's banana and peanut butter toast with water and other fruit and veg throughout the day.
Looking forward to hearing what works and what doesn't!
lots of water.
Personally. I find lentils the best. Having rice & lentils for dinner makes for one of the easiest poos the next day. The only criticism is that they don't 'feel' big and/or dense (like if you ate a load of meat), so you don't get that light spring in your step after a large no2.
Personally. I find lentils the best. Having rice & lentils for dinner makes for one of the easiest poos the next day. The only criticism is that they don't 'feel' big and/or dense (like if you ate a load of meat), so you don't get that light spring in your step after a large no2.
Carlton Banks said:
Number two's.
So, I used to be regular as clockwork but now, it's at pure random which can be annoying!
What goes in must come out but what do most folk eat from a fibre perspective that ensures you go fully once a day, that would be the ideal.
At the moment it's banana and peanut butter toast with water and other fruit and veg throughout the day.
Looking forward to hearing what works and what doesn't!
I used to do 12-20 weetabix for breakfast and regularly spent a reasonable amount of time on the lav in the afternoon.So, I used to be regular as clockwork but now, it's at pure random which can be annoying!
What goes in must come out but what do most folk eat from a fibre perspective that ensures you go fully once a day, that would be the ideal.
At the moment it's banana and peanut butter toast with water and other fruit and veg throughout the day.
Looking forward to hearing what works and what doesn't!
To the O/P - if you are having a change in bowel habit, it may be worth a visit to the docs, especially if you have other symptoms such as weight loss, stomach pains, blood in motions, feeling tired...
Hopefully nothing to worry about, but but always better to play safe with health matters.
Hopefully nothing to worry about, but but always better to play safe with health matters.
Due to a history of bowel related disease in my family I've upped my fibre content to about 25g/day in the hope this will keep my insides a bit healthier. I realised I was only eating about 10g before.
I start the morning with bowl of Allbran, milk, yogurt and some fruit so that's approx 11g of fibre straight away. Sprinkle some oatbran or powdered flaxseed (as above) on as well and you can add another 3-6g of fibre.
Humous is a fairly good source of fibre too, stick that on a few Ryvita Multigrain (1.8g of fibre each) and you've got about 10g of fibre.
Change to wholemeal bread/pasta and that increases your fibre easily.
Obviously fruit and veg are good sources, Avocado and Mango especially. Or try dried figs, apricots or prunes.
Lentils, beans (baked beans are an excellent source of fibre!), nuts and seeds too.
I've also discovered some beetroot crisps by a manufacturer "Snapz" and they have over 5g of fibre in a tiny bag and are fat free too.
As you can tell I've done a bit of research into this lol.
I would recommend increasing your daily fibre content gradually though and drinking lots of water, otherwise you'll probably feel rubbish. I've only been on my diet change for over a month now but feel better for it.
I start the morning with bowl of Allbran, milk, yogurt and some fruit so that's approx 11g of fibre straight away. Sprinkle some oatbran or powdered flaxseed (as above) on as well and you can add another 3-6g of fibre.
Humous is a fairly good source of fibre too, stick that on a few Ryvita Multigrain (1.8g of fibre each) and you've got about 10g of fibre.
Change to wholemeal bread/pasta and that increases your fibre easily.
Obviously fruit and veg are good sources, Avocado and Mango especially. Or try dried figs, apricots or prunes.
Lentils, beans (baked beans are an excellent source of fibre!), nuts and seeds too.
I've also discovered some beetroot crisps by a manufacturer "Snapz" and they have over 5g of fibre in a tiny bag and are fat free too.
As you can tell I've done a bit of research into this lol.
I would recommend increasing your daily fibre content gradually though and drinking lots of water, otherwise you'll probably feel rubbish. I've only been on my diet change for over a month now but feel better for it.
Catz said:
Due to a history of bowel related disease in my family I've upped my fibre content to about 25g/day in the hope this will keep my insides a bit healthier. I realised I was only eating about 10g before.
I start the morning with bowl of Allbran, milk, yogurt and some fruit so that's approx 11g of fibre straight away. Sprinkle some oatbran or powdered flaxseed (as above) on as well and you can add another 3-6g of fibre.
Humous is a fairly good source of fibre too, stick that on a few Ryvita Multigrain (1.8g of fibre each) and you've got about 10g of fibre.
Change to wholemeal bread/pasta and that increases your fibre easily.
Obviously fruit and veg are good sources, Avocado and Mango especially. Or try dried figs, apricots or prunes.
Lentils, beans (baked beans are an excellent source of fibre!), nuts and seeds too.
I've also discovered some beetroot crisps by a manufacturer "Snapz" and they have over 5g of fibre in a tiny bag and are fat free too.
As you can tell I've done a bit of research into this lol.
I would recommend increasing your daily fibre content gradually though and drinking lots of water, otherwise you'll probably feel rubbish. I've only been on my diet change for over a month now but feel better for it.
Great pointers there! Thanks.I start the morning with bowl of Allbran, milk, yogurt and some fruit so that's approx 11g of fibre straight away. Sprinkle some oatbran or powdered flaxseed (as above) on as well and you can add another 3-6g of fibre.
Humous is a fairly good source of fibre too, stick that on a few Ryvita Multigrain (1.8g of fibre each) and you've got about 10g of fibre.
Change to wholemeal bread/pasta and that increases your fibre easily.
Obviously fruit and veg are good sources, Avocado and Mango especially. Or try dried figs, apricots or prunes.
Lentils, beans (baked beans are an excellent source of fibre!), nuts and seeds too.
I've also discovered some beetroot crisps by a manufacturer "Snapz" and they have over 5g of fibre in a tiny bag and are fat free too.
As you can tell I've done a bit of research into this lol.
I would recommend increasing your daily fibre content gradually though and drinking lots of water, otherwise you'll probably feel rubbish. I've only been on my diet change for over a month now but feel better for it.
Farmerpalmer said:
To the O/P - if you are having a change in bowel habit, it may be worth a visit to the docs, especially if you have other symptoms such as weight loss, stomach pains, blood in motions, feeling tired...
Hopefully nothing to worry about, but but always better to play safe with health matters.
I'd echo this too. Doctor can perform some checks and also ask you questions to rule out other issues. I recently went after crippling stomach pains. I was diagnosed with IBS. Tried IBS recommended foods and it made me feel worse. (My dad had bowel cancer and wanted to rule out issues related to women of a certain age).Hopefully nothing to worry about, but but always better to play safe with health matters.
Burgen bread works for me (I also have reflux acid issues and most other bread sets this off). Drinking lots and lots of water is key too, as is a well balanced diet with lots of fruit and veg
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