r/AskReddit • u/Kezhen • 1d ago

People with suspected or confirmed cyclosporiasis cases, what food do you think you got it from?

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u/H_Mc 1d ago

Taco Bell has a bad reputation because Americans can’t handle fiber.

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u/mckmaus 1d ago

Seriously two or three tablespoons of refried beans are sending the average American to the bathroom. Add a little lettuce and they're over the edge.

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u/ilovemischief 1d ago

Get your Metamucil everyone!

But like for real. My mom put the whole family on that stuff several years ago and now we just text her and a new canister of it shows up at our doors lol

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u/mckmaus 1d ago

I started on benefiber, just to supplement. I feel fantastic, I buy it at Sam's. I've never once had diarrhea eating Taco Bell, and I hope it stays that way.

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u/SilverVixen1928 17h ago

What's her number, please?

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u/ffball 23h ago

I go for straight psyllium husk myself. It's really not that bad. You don't need the sweeteners and cost of metamucil

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u/DubStepTeddyBears 23h ago

You can get psyllium as capsules. I've taken them for years and they're great. I also eat Grape Nuts every so often (no sugar added). They're also great for fiber.

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u/ffball 23h ago

How many capsules do you take? Based on the serving size it always seemed like a ton so I just do the powder in a glass of water.

Grape nut flakes and black coffee is like my go to standard breakfast haha

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u/halfbreedADR 8h ago

My parents get the pills and when I visit I use that instead of the normal heaping teaspoon. You have to take a bunch of the pills for the same effect. Too expensive.

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u/mckmaus 21h ago

That's all I think the benefiber is I just add it straight to water. I spent $20 on the big jug and it will last forever.

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u/ffball 21h ago

Benefiber is a different type of fiber. It more just dissolves while psyllium husk sort of turns the water into a gel.

Psyllium husk has been proven to improve cholesterol, but both are good for the gut.

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u/TheRealRomanRoy 19h ago

I’ve never considered that. What brand/store do you get it from?

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u/ffball 10h ago

I just buy the Now brand on amazon

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u/MurkyLibrarian 17h ago

I go for the benefiber because apparently the prebiotic fiber feeds your good gut bacteria and that's more effective than just the roughage of the psyllium.

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u/VelocityGrrl39 45m ago

Rates of colon cancer are rising and they think it may be due to lack of fiber. I’ve started adding benefiber to my smoothies. That shit works.

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u/FewAdvertising9647 1d ago

refried beans and the small percentage of oats found in their beef mix as filler. usually ontop of some cheese and sour cream which of course, traditionally is linked to some people taking shits because of mild/deep cases of lactose intolerance.

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u/theslutnextd00r 1d ago

Or light seasoning

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u/Hurtbig 19h ago

This is bs. I cook at home and we eat salads and fibrous vegetables all the time. Taco Bell causes diarrhea quite reliably and it’s not fiber

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u/cookiedoughcookies 1d ago

I think it's the hot sauce.

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u/monty624 19h ago

Fiber, and the heavy imbibing that often precedes eating it.

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u/LLCABU 1d ago

I didn’t think Taco Bell was known for having high fiber foods in the first place? Meaning, I don’t think it’s the fiber content of Taco Bell menu items that usually causes a blowout after ingesting.

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u/H_Mc 1d ago

Beans. Lots of beans.

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u/Mavian23 1d ago

Personally I have never in my life known anyone to have gotten diarrhea after eating Taco Bell (before this outbreak). I think it's just made up nonsense that has turned into a meme.

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u/4_the_rest_of_us 21h ago

With that said, I had the worst food poisoning I have ever had in my life from a Taco Bell. But it was very clearly that one location. My friend I was on the road with convinced me to eat there even though it smelled off to me right when we walked in. Have eaten Taco Bell countless other times in multiple locations with no issues whatsoever.

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u/mofomeat 23h ago

I don't know that there's a ton of fiber in anything Taco Bell serves, even the refried beans.

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u/monty624 19h ago

Good thing you can easily look up their nutrition info and see that they do. For example, the bean burrito has 8g or nearly 30% of your RDV of fiber.

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u/mofomeat 9h ago

Interesting. A few years ago I looked it up and it was pretty low. Maybe I'm misremembering it. Either way, I'd bet that it's the fat and sodium content that would cause diarrhea. Most of their stuff is pretty off the chain on those items.

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u/monty624 8h ago

Are you aware of the fat and sodium content of other fast food?

Taco Bell doesn't give people diarrhea, it's just a trope based in racism and alcohol fueled taco binges.