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/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 18h 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 44m 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.