Heather's Tummy Fiber Organic Acacia Senegal for IBS, 16 Ounce Pouch

Like many people who have bought and used Heather's Tummy Fiber, I have IBS. I have tried lots of different commercially available fiber supplements from all different brands and Heather's has BY FAR worked the best for me. Unlike other fibers, especially those containing Inulin, Heather's doesn't make my stomach upset or give me gas (sorry for the TMI lol). I typically use it twice a day - once in my morning cup of coffee and then once in my evening cup of tea or water, etc. I usually mix it with something hot just because it dissolves faster and I don't have to spend as much time stirring. If you buy the canister there are dosage instructions on the back (I forgot to look if there were instructions on the back of the pouch before I threw it away, so if anyone knows and can post about it that would be great). Experimenting with the dosage takes a little time because everyone's digestive system is different, but it is well worth it in the end. Something to note is that your body's own fiber requirements may change over time as well. I used to use the minimum amount, which worked fine for a while. My stomach started to get a little touchy again as winter progressed and I was moving around less, however, so I tried upping the dose a little. My digestive system was happy again. Now that it's summer and I'm back to being my normal active self my stomach is perfectly happy with returning to the the lower dose . So you really have to test your body and see what's best for you. Another nice thing about Heather's is that I can't taste it at all when it's completely mixed in, which is nice, and it has really helped to keep my digestion regulated and my stomach happy. One canister has lasted me over 5 months - I actually just bought this pouch to refill the canister. That's the only thing I would say in warning - buy the canister first or have another method of storage ready. There is no way to reseal this pouch, so you'll need a container to store it in. As a side note, I also bought Heather's peppermint tea for IBS and use it in conjunction with the fiber supplement. Heather's fiber keeps my digestion running on schedule and the tea works great for attacks and keeping my stomach happy when I eat something I shouldn't lol. Basically what I'm saying is that Heather has found a lifetime user in myself and I hope if you try it out it helps you as much as it has helped me.

I HAD to write a review on this product!!!!! I WILL be using this for the rest of my life or for as long as the company makes it! I have suffered from constipation all my life! I eat a very healthy diet, all the fiber I am supposed to have yet constipation has always been a problem for me. I cannot remember a time in my life when I could eliminate daily like normal people. I am a person who would go for DAYS and DAYS and then be forced to take a laxative which would make me crampy and forced to stay home close to the bathroom. I tried all of the other forms of fiber and I hated trying to make those grainy thick and clumpy mixes go down easily. I was even on a prescription medication some time ago for constipation until it was taken off the market. I was on Amazon looking for a book that could possibly give me more info on fiber because I felt like there had to be some answers out there. I stumbled across Heather's Tummy Fiber, read the reviews and thought I would give it a shot. I bought some TROP50 Orange Juice to mix it with(I typically don't drink juices, more sugar than I want to put in my body), because TROP50 is much lower in calories and sugar. I put two tablespoons of the fiber mix in a shaker cup, and then poured 8 ounces of TROP50 OJ in the container and shook it together really hard until I could no longer see any of the fiber mix at the bottom. I drank it down in a couple of quick gulps so that the fiber wouldn't settle at the bottm, I wanted to get it all in my system. I could not taste the mix at all and it DID NOT have that gritty texture. The first day I mixed it with a fork as the instructions said but there were little flecks of the mix still at the bottom of the glass. Shaking it really hard for a few seconds got it mixed really well. One day I even put it in my Magic Bullet and gave it a few zaps and that worked fine as well. I was expecting to have to wait a few days but WHALAAAA, that next morning I had results without ANY cramping or discomfort. Dr Oz tells you to check your poop because it can tell you a lot about your health. He says that it should have a C or S curve when your digestive system is working as it should. Well, I was THRILLED to see both of those curves working! Every evening when I take Heather's Fiber I have a normal movement the next morning AND several times even when I forgot to take it of fell asleep before taking it I still had a movement the next morning! I am a regular Amazon Shopper, I am not getting any free product from anyone, I simply had to share my thoughts about this AWESOME product! It is a must have for those of you who have digestive issues!!! LOVE IT!!!! Heather you are the BOMB!!!!!!!! Pkease don't ever stop making this product!!!!!

This has been a miracle worker for my husband and me! We were both told by our doctors after colonoscopies to take additional fiber every day. My husband has had repeated pre-cancerous polyps and his doctor recommended psyllium, which caused a lot of discomfort. I tried but could not take psyllium either by mixing it in liquid or as a pill without subsequent pain. We have tried many other fibers over time and have not liked them as well as the Heather’s Tummy Fiber. It is so soothing and regulating. We also have diverticulosis and occasional IBS, which our doctors blamed on the American Diet, but knowing our history I would factor in heredity and age as well as other previous eating habits. We have not eaten a typical American diet or fast food for years but colon damage seems to have already been done. We are both on a healthy plant based diet now and have eliminated the inflammatory foods and drinks we loved like those with sugar. Even though we get more fiber than in the past we take Heather’s as a safeguard. Taken in a small amount every day in water it has worked so well we often forget we even have digestive issues. It is tasteless and easy to mix. Healthy foods like legumes, beans and broccoli are easy to digest now. We are on our second package of Heather’s Tummy Fiber. I love the Heather’s Tummy Tea too and drink it at night instead of camomile. Hint: We had had lot of organic psyllium powder we bought on Amazon left over after switching to Heather’s and I make vegan cheese with it (that even melts!). In that form psyllium does not irritate us so it is a good way to sneak more fiber into our diets!

This product is great, but even though the description for Prime delivery states that the product is replaceable or refundable, it is not! My item came with 1/2 " puncture in bag, powder covering everything else in the box, and product unusable because of possible contamination. Regardless of everything Amazon puts on its website, there is absolutely no way to get a replacement on this item. You will be shut down no matter what venue you use to try to report the damage. That said, this is a terrific product. That's way I was ordering it for the third time. Now I need to find somewhere to order.

I am not exaggerating when I say this product has changed my life. I am 33 and have lived with ulcerative colitis for over 15 years now, so I am well acquainted with my bowel and it’s health. My symptoms are well managed with medication, but over the last three years I’ve experienced a significant uptick in social anxiety, which causes me to have gastrointestinal symptoms, which make me anxious, which worsens my symptoms, etc. It became a vicious cycle that I couldn’t break free from. I saw a psychiatrist who prescribed me anxiolytics and my gastroenterologist who prescribed smooth muscle relaxers. I would need to take Xanax and Imodium when traveling and even then I was miserable. It finally got to the point where I was avoiding leaving the house at all, even for doctor’s appointments or to grocery shop, because the second I did I would have a panic attack and simultaneously need to use the restroom. So that’s where I found myself, relying on unpleasant medications and still unable to enjoy my life, when it finally occurred to me that there might be an even simpler solution. Various people in my life had at one time or another raved about fiber supplements, but I had always though they were something only “old people” needed. Still, I was desperate, so I picked up some Metamucil. I didn’t even finish a quarter of the container, it was so gritty, gelatinous and overly sweet. Not wanting to give up on the fiber idea, I tried Heather’s. Let me tell you, this stuff is head and shoulders better than Metamucil. It dissolves completely with no gelatinous texture or flavor. It is 100% natural and easy to incorporate into my diet. I mix 2 tsp each morning with a yogurt drink or smoothie, and 2 tsp at night, usually in a hot beverage like cocoa or a golden latte. As the product container itself notes, the powder doesn’t always dissolve well in very hot or cold liquids and tends to clump up. I avoid this by blending well with a milk frother. I’ve also sprinkled the powder over cereal, mixed into applesauce, even soup! Adding a teaspoon here and there has made it so that my urgency is a thing of the past! And not worrying about whether I might sh*t my pants has made it so that I’m less anxious about leaving the house. Combined with a gut-directed hypnotherapy program, Heather’s has given me my life back!

I cannot praise this product enough. It has truly changed my life. I have suffered over 20 years with IBS. Doctors never helped me very much. I cannot not tolerate the other powders such as Metamucil and Citacel they always recommend...just made matters worse for me. The last bad flare two years ago, I lost 15 pounds and could barely eat anything except cream of wheat. My gastro dr. had no help for me so, when I found this powder on the internet, I was desperate. I started on it slowly, increasing my dose gradually. It is not a quick fix. It takes months to adjust your body to it, to find the right dose to treat your symptoms. I actually went too high at one point, taking over 1 Tbsp twice a day and things got worse. So I backed off to just over a tsp 2X a day. I have been at that dose for the past year and what a difference it has made in life. I can occasionally still get a flare if I eat something that is a problem food for me...getting over-confident because I feel so good now. But I no longer have major flares that cause months and months of misery. If I do get an upset, it is usually short lived as I get back to the foods I know I can handle. The powder dissolves completely in water if you stir it constantly while you pour water into the glass. It completely disappears. It is like drinking a glass of water... no grit, no taste, no sugars or artificial anything. My IBS is mainly dyspepsia and constipation. But this powder works for those who suffer with loose bowels as well. You just have to be patient, committed to finding your dose which takes some time and varies for each person....but it is worth the effort. When I told my primary dr. how the Tummy fiber had helped me, she didn't really approve and said I had better be careful because supplements are not regulated by the govt. Well, I looked into it. Metamucil and Citracel are not approved and doctors recomment them all the time. And, acacia IS approved by the FDA as a food additive and as a filler in some medications. It is often added to ice cream. So how unsafe can it be? It has given me my life back when my doctors had nothing to offer me. If you are suffering, it is worth a try. I know...it is expensive. The price seems to be different every time I order the refill pack. But I will stick with it regardless. It works for me! Wish I had found it years ago.

I have issues with dairy. If I have more than just a little bit, I will get terrible diarrhea. Since I've started taking this fiber along with Sunfiber (which is guar gum, you can find it here on Amazon), I have not had diarrhea even once. This has enabled me to make and drink milk kefir, which has tons and tons of probiotics in it - way more than you could get from any probiotic pill. The combination of fiber and probiotics is making a positive difference in my digestion. It will take time, but I feel confident I'm finally on the right track after decades of issues. The only problem with this is that it takes a while to dissolve. I fill a small glass with room temperature water and then sprinkle the fiber powder on top. Then I stir with a fork and wait 10-15 minutes for it to dissolve, stirring a few more times. It doesn't have much taste, and there's no grit or anything. I highly recommend for anyone with tummy issues. The price and quality are great.

I have had to deal with IBS for as long as I can remember. After years of trying everything I found this on their website. They have tons of information on the site and I have found a lot of relief with this product. I take 3 TABLESPOONS of this a day,so I use a lot which would be fine but it's not cheap! The price just went up again and it doesn't make me happy. They say it mixes easy and is tasteless, but that's not true,there is a slight taste but nothing I can't handle, the problem is mixing it. You can't have the water cold or it clumps up right away. Use room temperature or even a littler warmer than that and use a wisk for best results. I have found mixing it in oatmeal works great too.

Been using it for years. Best value prebiotic as far as I know.

Good probiot...farher is happy with this probiotic powder

I had food poisoning / or some other dreadful infection which was quite serious and stripped the lining off my gut. This took just over a year to heal and during that time I had dreadful diarrhoea, wind and tummy pains. I felt terribly unwell and run down and wasn't digesting and absorbing all the food I ate. My GP wasn't helpful and I felt desperate and worried I would lose my job due to frequent sickness. I found this product on the net and after researching it bought it. I've been using it for about a year and noticed a difference after about two weeks. Since the food poisoning / infection I have developed IBS symptoms and Acacia Senegal Tummy Fibre, which is organic, keeps it all under control and my life is much easier. I had to change my diet and my life style to some extent but I can't go more than three weeks without this product because symptoms begin to slowly return. It has no taste, you can put it in food such as soups, stews, custard, stewed fruit, yoghurt etc, or drinks and it is a God send. No bloating, no tummy pains, no diarrhoea, It works for me and is better than being on medications which have their own issues. If you buy it I hope it works for you too. LH

lo prende da piu di 3 settimane per ora niente effetti particolari.....vediamo come più avanti , visto che il prodotto valutato molto alto in USA

I have used this product for years to help with IBS. Always had to order from the USA. Good to have it available on amazon. Great product.