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For Heart Health: Psyllium fiber, the natural dietary fiber found in Metamucil, is clinically proven to help lower cholesterol levels because it forms a thick gel that traps some cholesterol, bile acids and waste in the gut.
Metamucil can be of major help to people who have diarrhea and/or constipation. Products such as Metamucil are considered to be regulators and help to make the stool more formed and easier to pass. The aim is to have B.M.s which are totally tubular and the diameter of a quarter. Adding fiber (Metamucil type products) can help to bring this about. For some of us Metamucil creates too much gas. Try some of the other fiber products which might be less gas producing and yet have the same effect.