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What is Fiber?

Dietary fiber the indigestible portion of plant foods having two components — soluble fiber that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and insoluble fiber that is metabolically inert, absorbing water throughout the digestive system and easing defection.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Constipation 14 3
General health 5 2
Other 3 0
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 3 1
Support another treatment 1 0

See all 22 patients currently taking Fiber

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 20%
None
4 80%

Most commonly reported side effects

Gas and Bloating
1 100%
hard stools, gas
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fiber. See all 19 dosages ►

  0.52mg as needed 1other as needed 5other as needed daily 1 tbs. daily 1 tps. daily 3 tbs. daily 4 mcg daily 5 g daily 6 other daily 12 mg daily 20 mg daily 20 tbs. daily 25 g daily 45 mg daily 100 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1100 mg daily 1250 mg daily
  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 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 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
2 40% Expense: 40%
Other
2 40% Other: 40%
Personal research
1 20% Personal research: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Fiber

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fiber

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

Stopped Taking Fiber

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 20%
Usually
4 80%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 20%
Not at all
4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 20%
< $25
3 60%

Report created on March 20, 2010.