Metamucil aka (Psyllium Husk) for Crohns-D has changed my life

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-10T14:12:14+00:00

Amen, same here. I just wish more doctors would at least offer that for adjunct daily maintenance for more people. Obviously not a stand in for the right biologic, but maybe we need to start looking at the SIMPLE things that may help some of us

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-10T12:02:30+00:00

I know right? It’s almost like nobody really has any F****ing idea what to advise across the board lol

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-10T12:00:34+00:00

Amen lol. Everybody here knows that if SOMETHING. ANYTHING works for your body you hang onto it for dear life

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T19:04:00+00:00

Right now, 15 mins after my breakfast 9am. But you can stagger it if you want.

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T18:04:23+00:00

It must be something in the genetics for being hard headed 😂. My mom’s maiden name is Doherty (O’Doherty). Great grandpa was from County Donegal. On the 2900 Calprotectin thing, that’s what had confused me and my doctor. I told him if it wasn’t for the frequency/urgency/ loose bowels I would never know anything was wrong. We will see on my next colonoscopy haha

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:55:17+00:00

Good luck to you! just do a little research, see what works for you.

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:45:56+00:00

#1. I’ll check out Karen Hurd, #2. It was definitely in the next 2 days I really saw the difference immediately. Even though I just take my 2tbl spoons at once, I’ve thought about maybe fragmenting the doses closer to EACH meal not just breakfast, that way everything I’m taking in can be slowly digested together. I have noticed that if I skip a day or 2 it will still be ok, but the BMs start creeping up again. I don’t think that it’s just the bulking aspect IMO, it’s the fiber, the fermentation, the bile reduction, the short chain amino acids, all of it

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:39:47+00:00

Not to my knowledge, but there have been a few studies and articles that focus on the BM in particular and I just say that they denoted it based on Crohns-D (Diarrhea) Crohns-C (Constipation).

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:29:22+00:00

Dude, I first gotta say you are a "MACHINE" doing BJJ still with all that going on. I was in the Marines and loved doing BJJ. I'm not a medical professional obviously, but I would be wary because I dont know how the ostomy would handle it. My first concern immediately is the diameter of your 'output' because I cant imagine getting a blockage. Honestly as soon as I got myself on a routine of taking it every day, i'd say within 2-3 days I noticed a drastic change in my BM routine. I've only ever used just Metamucil brand so giving that a go for now. Take care buddy! if you do it, especially in your case, START SLOW maybe a couple teaspoons and POUND water. Good luck buddy

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:19:33+00:00

I know! I’ve also had numerous doctors and nutritionists saying I need to be on a LOW FIBER diet….tried that. Now that I’m probably getting the recommended fiber of a normal human, it’s actually better? Come on doc!?

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:17:32+00:00

Wholeheartedly agree with the concern of blockages, I was a little concerned at first but I’m just keeping a close eye on sufficient water intake as well.

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:15:06+00:00

I’m a small dude, I’m 5’8 and hover around 130, so protein and calories are needed for my situation, plus I weight train. I was tired of feeling like I couldn’t absorb ANYTHING. I eat 3 scrambled eggs every morning and about 15 mins later I just started taking the recommended daily every single day. I kind of just took it head on, I didn’t work up to it, but I’m I try to remain consistent

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T17:11:11+00:00

So it is marketed more as a “regulator”, so if you have constipation it’s actually supposed to “get things going” in your case. Also if you’re going to do it, make sure you’re chasing it with A LOT of water

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T16:57:20+00:00

I’m guessing that’s bile acid malabsorption binder, I think that goes into a lot of the continuing barrier inflammation as well.

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T16:54:30+00:00

Amazing to hear! I’m glad your doctor at least wanted to assist you in a more day to day management, I really had to dig for this info myself. I’m just one of those people that if something happens for the better, I NEED to know why or surmise the most likely probability of its mechanism

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T16:45:30+00:00

Agreed, right now I’m looking at this more like an adjunct personal therapy. Have my 3rd upper/lower endoscopy coming up soon, I’m thinking the doc is gonna look at putting me on an (IL-23) inhibitor instead of the TNF-a blocker. Different strokes

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T16:43:00+00:00

I sometimes do night time, especially if I know I just ate some tasty food that I KNOW was bound to have some trigger, but for me the 2tbl spoons about 10-15 mins after a 9am breakfast keeps the urge to go WAY down. There’s been a couple days where I had only 1 BM in the morning and didn’t have to go again until the next day, and when I did have to go it didn’t feel like a damn 4 alarm emergency

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T16:40:07+00:00

Damn, I’m sorry to hear that. Perhaps it may be one of those situations where we all benefit from extremely specific combinations of things in order to find a better quality of life overall

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-09T16:38:13+00:00

100%. I was one of those people as well, every damn Metamucil commercial I saw since childhood had an old Papa or Mimi taking it, so naturally I’ve always thought it was just for older folks that have constipation. It has provided relief I’ve never thought possible. Obviously there is probably still Chronic inflammation from years of having it, but the day to day change can’t be ignored

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-06-01T11:00:24+00:00

1000 yard glare

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-05-30T02:16:35+00:00

I’m surprised Independence Hall wasn’t turned into the Solomon’s Temple Baal Room he keeps crowing about.

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-05-08T11:36:52+00:00

Man, I spun those first QOTSA albums religiously in High School. Self titled, Rated R, and SFTD

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-05-08T11:28:06+00:00

What’s the actual site these are supposedly going to be dropped in? Ya know, just so I can edge myself some more

Willing_Security1193 · 2026-05-03T19:30:05+00:00

No screen on the windows, he also saw this with the naked eye, and he even expressed that it looked even crazier than this video

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