Psyllium

Some people allergic to psyllium, which is used in many laxatives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Another effective alternative is soluble fiber from supplements such as psyllium (Metamucil and its generic cousins), preferably combined with plenty of water. ❋ Unknown (2010)

GF choices, such as psyllium, ground flaxseeds and rice bran, help maintain regularity and confer additional health benefits. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Did you know that instead of today's bowel cleansing solutions such as psyllium husk or laxatives, yogis would take a very long and bulky rope of silk and swallow it until it came out the other end? ❋ Cliff Pickover (2006)

Some people may find that bulk-forming supplements, such as psyllium husk powder or Metamucil, help to prevent constipation. ❋ Leslie Beck (2010)

A very gentle, soothing fiber product that contains no harsh, depleting or irritating ingredients such as psyllium or laxatives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some studies suggest that fiber such as psyllium and wheat bran can help lower blood pressure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Zenmed Ensa contains ingredients such as psyllium seed husk, cascara sagrada bark and oat bran fiber. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Natural bulking agents can also be used, such as psyllium seeds and guar gum.

While soluble types of bran, such as psyllium, appear to ease inflamed bowels, the insoluble varieties that have long been a staple for people in search of regularity don't work as advertised, the study found. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although high fiber supplements, such as psyllium, flaxseeds or bran can help you to meet your daily optimum level of 24 to 38 grams, they should NOT replace nutritious vegetables, to your diet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But oat bran, psyllium, and possibly barley might be particularly effective, cutting LDL by 5 to 10 percent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kellogg Co. is raising the amount of dietary fiber in its products with cellulose and other fibers like psyllium and bran, says a spokeswoman. ❋ Sarah Nassauer (2011)

He wanted to digest it wholly, move it on, much as he'd down psyllium caps to pass a prosciutto, mortadella, and fried eggplant sub taken on in a weak moment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Each of the following can lower LDL by up to 10 percent: two to three daily servings of soy protein; two daily servings of plant stanols or sterols, found in products such as Benecol and Take Control margarine; and plenty of fiber, especially from oat bran, psyllium, and barley. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Taking a soluble fiber supplement that contains guar gum, alginates, psyllium seed, or pectin to bind to yeast toxins before bed can also be helpful in reducing the "die off" reaction. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Me, I have the same every day - a porridge made from oat bran, psyllium husks, almonds, pine nuts and walnuts. ❋ Glenda Larke (2010)