⚠️  Key points to stress! ⚠️

1. Seriously consult with your doctor on this one. If you are taking medication YOU MUST TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS and not take PH 2 hours before or after medication as it can interfere with absorption.

2. EVERYONE RESPONDS DIFFERENTLY - some people lose their appetite entirely, others find digestion starts working TOO well - and from the comments some people may be allergic! Which is why starting slow is crucial. There is no one size or one response that everyone shares to ANYTHING.

3. BE PATIENT. Taking too much too quickly is dangerous. Start slow!

4. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE STRATEGIC.
There are endless ways to incorporate this based on your goals.
If it’s weightloss - look at where you may have your “high calorie moments” (ex. Binging) and consider taking before that trigger moment to curb cravings and balance your blood sugar.
If it’s digestion, take closer to your bedtime.

5. KEEP EXPLORING. Thank you for everyone sharing their tips! There is so much for all of us to continue learning. Things like psyllium husk are incredibly affordable, easy to incorporate and with the rise of the fiber crisis we need it now more than ever!

Boy it seems like just last week Berberine was "nature's Ozempic"

Been using psyllium for the past 15 years.  Its not a magic bullet and doesn't act like ozempic but it does help with food digestion, bloat and emptying your gut

I break my fast every day with psyllium husk in a big glass of water - I wait 5 minutes before I eat anything else.   Best thing for my digestive system.

I put psyllium husk powder in my protein drink for lunch, but not as much as you do. My protein drink is still liquid, but a great, thick, malted, chocolate milk type of shake. Trader Joes protein powder, coconut milk, a small amount of collagen powder, cinnamon,  a little ground flax seed. a tad of mct oil, and the psyllium powder, a dash of turmeric.  a few tb of frozen blueberries and an ice cube blended up  it's about 30 gms protein, @ 350 calories, and that is my lunch 4-5 days a week.  It is so filling, and I am not even that hungry at dinner.

DANGER: If you are taking meds, make sure you don't eat psyllium husk at least 2H BEFORE AND AFTER taking your meds or they may not be effective since it slows down your digestion considerably.

My veterinarian gave me this tip for one of my dogs who tends toward loose stools: 3/4 teaspoon psyllium husk mixed with 1-2 Tablespoons canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling). Once a day does the trick.
I buy canned pumpkin when in season/on sale and partition it out into appropriately sized silicon freezer cube trays. Once frozen, the pumpkin cubes go in a Ziploc bag in the freezer. They thaw quickly. I then mix with the psyllium husk and the dogs think this is a treat. 🤩

I have been mixing it in yogurt and it works well.  Thank you!

You can also make a jelly, just mix it with a juice you like and leave in the fridge for a few hours.

You should also share that psyllium husk is exposed to pesticides; you should be buying USDA Certified Organic.

I take a tablespoon plus a tablespoon of chia seeds and half a cup of chickpeas and make it into a smoothie with a banana and frozen fruit. You can add protein powder. It’s delicious, a good texture and gets me all my fibre and a good amount of protein for the day in the morning. I honestly don’t feel hungry the rest of the day. To push fibre higher I will have beans or lentils in another meal. Fibre is the magic ingredient in the diet we have missed and has caused the obesity epidemic.

I add 10 grams of Psylium husk to a 32 oz bottle of water and a lemonade crystal light packet. I drink it at 3pm. It keeps me really full,when it's time for dinner I am not very hungry,but I will have a small meal. I don't have any cravings for anything else the rest of the evening. My cholesterol has dropped 10 points in 2 months, and I am down 7 lbs.

For breakfast I have about a tablespoon of psyllium husk in a jar with plain Greek yoghurt, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, banana, cinnamon, small amount of honey or pure maple syrup.

Or with mixed berries instead of banana.

I’ve been taking psyllium husk everyday for 3 months: yes it absolutely works!

The choking aspect of using this is so real! It coagulates very rapidly when using the powder. Lots of water is the best!

There is a third way to consume psyllium husks in addition to pills and powder, and that is whole psyllium husks. Trader Joe’s sells this; it is the NOW brand. This is the only way I have ever taken psyllium husks. I am in the minority in that I get ALOT of fiber, so I can also tolerate a lot of the psyllium husks. I take 2+ tablespoons in warm water. Stir quickly and drink quickly before it gels up. Chase it with another cup of warm water. I like warm water because it goes down easier for me than cold.

If you have tummy problems, I highly recommend starting with a small amount and gradually increasing your dose slowly over time. Doing too much, too soon can be very unpleasant. I much prefer the powder. I don’t do well with large amounts so I just do a half teaspoon in 4 or 5 oz of water twice a day. It’s helpful for constipation.

Psyllium's magic lies in being the highest source of SOLUBLE fiber, along with legumes. That soluble fiber is the only thing that binds to fat soluble toxins that the liver excretes into the small intestines. These toxins are heavy metals, chemicals, and other toxins but especially excess hormones. If our liver stopped working we would die in 24 hours, it's so important. Soluble fiber is absolutely necessary to get those toxins out of our body because otherwise at the far end of the small intestine the bile-bound fat soluble wastes that the liver excretes will be reabsorbed into the liver up to 95%. When it comes to hormones being reabsorbed, it's terrible for stress. When we are stressed the adrenals release adrenaline, which makes our nervous system go into fight or flight. Then the liver excretes the adrenaline after it done doing it's job, but if we don't have soluble fiber in our gut at all times, that adrenaline will be reabsorbed. With chronic stress we are constantly stimulating more adrenaline to be released as well as reabsorbing it-this a big reason why people are so stressed!

Easiest way to make sure to have a steady drip of soluble fiber in the small intestine is to mix a heaping TBSP of psyllium powder into 24-32 ounces of water and sip all day, and at night if waking up. Helps tremendously. Also, don't forget to eat beans! Very important source of soluble fiber as well, plus great nutrition. Fiber is everything.

I make  great egg white wraps using egg whites and pysliium husk. I eat that several times a week 🎉❤. Absolutely love it

I have IBS-C and psyllium husk saves me.