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Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 46 7
Bowel problems 23 5
General health 21 3
Other 9 0
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 3 1
Support another treatment 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

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

Most commonly reported side effects

Gas and Bloating
2 13%
hard stools, gas
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fiber. See all 53 dosages

  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 7 g 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 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
8 44% Other: 44%
Did not seem to work
2 11% Did not seem to work: 11%
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 6% Not indicated: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Fiber

Currently Taking Fiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
3
21
12
27

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
3
2
6

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 50%
Usually
7 44%
Sometimes
1 6%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 6%
Not at all
15 94%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 6%
< $25
9 56%

Report created on November 21, 2009.