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Citracil

Hi,

I was having bowlel problems, for some reason my stool was loose and i would wipe continuously for 10-15 min per time. I started taking citracil (dr recommended) and now i am perfectly fine. My question is: is it ok to take one serving of this daily every day? You have no idea what it was like before I started taking citracil so i dont wanna stop taking it, unless its bad to take every day forever. let me know..

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• Re: Citracil Tabby [6.1461] 09:12:59 1/13/06 (1)
  • Re: Citracil PERFECT! Archive. Walt Stoll [93.1889] 09:56:11 1/14/06 (0)
• Re: Citracil Walt Stoll [93.1889] 08:47:10 1/13/06 (1)
  • Re: Citracil Carol [1362.1351] 15:06:47 1/13/06 (0)

In Reply to: Citracil posted by dave [4066.1399] on January 12, 2006 at 21:07:31:

Hi, Dave.

Perfectly safe and not addicting or habit forming.

Walt

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• Re: Citracil Carol [1362.1351] 15:06:47 1/13/06 (0)

In Reply to: Citracil posted by dave [4066.1399] on January 12, 2006 at 21:07:31:

I took the full dose of Citrucil daily for at least 9 years. I got tired of drinking the stuff and switched to pill version, same product--starting out at 5. After much thought on my good diet of the last 3 years, I figured I could probably cut out the Citrucil. I've very gradually--many months--cut out the pills....I'm down to only 1 a day. Soon I'll leave this one off. I'm doing it slowly not because of physical dependence, but because I was worried I might think too much about it (know what I mean?) and cause problems.

It WAS A GODSEND when I started taking it. Like you, I had diarrhea almost constantly. Taking the Citrucil and drinking plenty of water throughout the day was key to reversing my lifelong IBS. I then set about adding fiber-filled foods to my daily diet and finally, about 3 years ago, cleaned it up of refined, overly processed stuff. I'll never look back. I can't believe how horrible life was, revolving around bathrooms, etc.

Hope you have continued success....
Tab

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• Re: Citracil PERFECT! Archive. Walt Stoll [93.1889] 09:56:11 1/14/06 (0)

In Reply to: Re: Citracil posted by Walt Stoll [93.1889] on January 13, 2006 at 08:47:10:

I thought anything ending in "ose" was supposed to be avoided. Sugar? So you say it's ok to take methylcellulose? Is that a sugar?

In Reply to: Re: Citracil posted by Tabby [6.1461] on January 13, 2006 at 09:12:59:

Thanks, Tab.

This is EXACTLY the right way for anyone to use any fiber supplement! Congratulations!

Walt