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What is Benefiber? Benefiber is a powder or tablet added to food to increase its fibre content. Benefiber is made from partially hydrolyzed guar gum, a natural source of fibre. Benefiber is suitable for those on a high-fibre diet such as those with high cholesterol, heart disease, or digestive problems. Read more...Click to read more below

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Novartis's Benefiber site


Reasons Taken

15 patients in the community are taking or have taken Benefiber.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Constipation 9 60%
Other 2 13%
General health 2 13%
disease-related symptoms 1 6%
Slow my ALS progress 1 6%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Benefiber.

  0 mg day 1 mg day 1 tbs. day 3 tbs. day 100 g day 200 g day
  3 Number of Patients: 3 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  

Duration

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

Currently taking Benefiber

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

Stopped taking Benefiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
4
0
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Benefiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Course of treatment ended 2 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%
Doctor's advice 1 17% Doctor's advice: 17%
Other 1 17% Other: 17%


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