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Fiber Treatment Report

What is Fiber? Fiber is being taken by members of the PatientsLikeMe community. Share what you know about Fiber in our forum.

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Reasons taken

132 patients in the community are taking or have taken Fiber.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Fiber.

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  0.52mg as needed 1000mg as needed 1other as needed 1tbs. as needed 1tps. as needed 2tps. as needed daily 2 other weekly 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tbs. daily 1 tps. daily 10 g weekly 2 mg daily 2 other daily 2 tbs. daily 2 tps. daily 3 mg daily 3 tbs. daily 3.5 g daily 4 g daily 4 mcg daily 4 other daily 4 tbs. daily 4 tps. daily 5 g daily 5 mg daily 6 g daily 6 other daily 6 tbs. daily 8 g daily 8 tps. daily 10 g daily 10 mg daily 12 g daily 12 mg daily 15 g daily 20 mg daily 20 tbs. daily 25 g daily 25 mg daily 40 g daily 45 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 500 mg daily 625 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1100 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1250 mg daily 3000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Fiber or how long patients were taking Fiber before stopping.

Currently Taking Fiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
3
24
13
28

Stopped Taking Fiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
3
4
2
6
Why Patients Stopped Taking Fiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 9 47% Other: 47%
Did not seem to work 4 21% Did not seem to work: 21%
Expense 2 11% Expense: 11%
Personal research 2 11% Personal research: 11%
Course of treatment ended 2 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%
Not indicated 1 5% Not indicated: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 16 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 67% 2
Can't tell 33% 1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 13% 2
None 88% 14

Top reported side-effects include: Gas and Bloating, cramp in stomach, hard stools, gas

Summary results are based on 16 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 16)

  • Nyrsaeans
    Sex: F
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 3
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Overwhelming
    32 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
  • Nyrsaeans
  • by Nyrsaeans
    Jun 02, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Advice/Tips
none

  • Dawn Angel
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
  • Dawn Angel
  • by Dawn Angel
    Jun 22, 2009
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Constipation
Advice/Tips
A high-fiber cereal plus a heaping teaspoon of psyllium fibre in my juice are an essential start to my day.

See all evaluation results for Fiber

Report created on November 08, 2009.