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Works great for my wife
Works great for my wife! She has had serious complications ever since her gall bladder was removed. This product taken once daily coupled with Now Foods Digestive Enzymes capsule at every meal, and a good, once daily GNC women's probiotic supplement have cured her bile gastritis, poor nutrient absorption issues, and chronic bile diarrhea. As long as she takes these regularly her digestion is "normal" like it was before her gall bladder was removed. She was on several bile binding prescriptions for several years previous to trying her current regimen. They were expensive had serious negative side effects and were very expensive. The prescriptions did not work anywhere nearly as well as the three OTC products she uses now.
Acacia fiber doesn't ferment in your stomach if you have gastroporesis (slow emptying stomach) like my wife got from botched gall bladder surgery that caused stomach (Vagus) nerve damage. All of the grain based fibers will ferment in your stomach making MASSIVE amounts of gas which causes lots of pain and discomfort. Grain based fiber products also irritate your gut if you are sensitive to gluten and other grain proteins/compounds. A lot of people don't realize they are allergic to gluten/grain. Read the book Grain Brain for more info.
One thing to note if you are in the same boat as my wife with post gall bladder removal syndrome. Patience is your friend. It will take 2-4 weeks of regular use of whatever combination of supplements and digestive aids that YOU FIGURE OUT WORKS FOR YOU. We figured it out by trial and error and many hours spent reading internet articles, web forum posts, Amazon product reviews, etc...
The medical "professionals" we have had to deal with during this little slice of our lives have been ignorant at best or dangerous hindrances at worst.
April 2018 · Health and Household · verified purchase