psyllium is very harsh on the digestive system.

I think you are correct on your assumptions. Fiber is a good thing ,but we over do it. I'm still not sure why someone would take fiber for leaky gut.

I think adding EFA's will assure good bowel movement. Cod liver oil,Fish oil caps and small amounts of flax seed oil.

I once knew a person who we called the "fiber King" he wa scared to death about colon cancer. His diet was bascially all fiber. He would even eat the stalks of brocolli.. raw.

He ended up having surgery to remove a blockage he had acquired through his non-stop fiber ingestion.
Now that is an extreme example,but I think as you state,that supplemental fiber will cause alot of gas,bloating and constipation in alot of people.

That happens to everyone. You could start off with 1/4 teaspoon then work up to a whole teaspoon. And you need to drink MORE water. Psyllium bulks up in the intestines. So you really need to drink a ton of water for this to work. Otherwise the psyllium will harden up and do you no good. Take some psyllium and wet it and then let it dry, you will see what I mean, it is like concrete.

Also, many of find that when doing the p&b shakes we must accompany it with enemas , especially in the beginning while the body gets adjusted to higher fiber intake.

Also, it is important to take plenty of fatty acids and vitamin c along with magnesium all of which help you go. Fatty acids lubricate, vitamin c reduces inflammation in the gut and magnesium relaxes the muscles so your bowels moves more easily.

If you continue taking the p and b your body will become adjusted and then you will be fine. I was the most constipated person I have ever known sometimes going 9 days or more with out a movement. Now I go everyday, sometimes twice while on p&b shakes.

It is a process, a gradual process where we are correcting the mistakes we made. It does take time. And you must go easy.

Michelle

you might be allergic as some people are. i am thinking that it might be irritating to my intestinal tract also. i just started taking this aloe vera juice which is very soothing and heals tissue and reduces inflammation. i am seeing the redness leave the rash on my skin. hoping that it is because my gut is healing.

Some people can't use psyllium, basically getting more constipated when they do, but of those folks, some CAN use flax seeds with success. Flax seeds form a fibrous gel when mixed with water and left for a few minutes before drinking, just like psyllium does, but for some reason some people do well on flax seeds but not on psyllium.

Check this link, it's interesting though a bit extremist:

http://www.biblelife.org/bowel.htm