UPDATE: switching to berry flavour stopped the heartburn for me.

I took some last night and ka boooooom! Great one wipe dump today

When I miss a day or two it's terrible - I poo at least three or four times a day, never getting it all out. The ass itch is horrendous and I just feel crappy (npi).

I think maybe I'm addicted to it but then remember that's about how things were before I discovered this beautiful magic formula.

Wondering if everyone else has same or different experiences when they run out or miss a day for whatever reason.

I don't want artificial flavor, or sugar just plain Metamucil why is it so hard to find? Amazon rips you off charging $45 per bottle for something normally $20. Why would it cost more to get it without added ingredients?

Wife was in hospital. Her surgeon told her about it. He said “ you’re gonna say Dr Williams is a genius” I bought some, and yes he is a genius.

I started taking Metamucil a few years ago on the advice of a friend of mine. I didn’t think I had any issues with bowel movements, but I guess I just didn’t realize how much better things could be. I wasn’t prone to constipation (which is what I thought Metamucil was for) just the opposite, I would have 4-5 bowel movements a day, often needing to go urgently, immediately after I had finished a meal. I think I just had no idea what healthy bowel movements looked, felt and smelled like.

The good: I take 4 tablespoons at night generally around 10:00pm (two of the stone ground unflavored mixed with two of the fine ground orange). More than the container advises, but what works for me and I make sure to drink 100oz or more of liquid daily. When I wake up in the morning, I will have a substantial soft, satisfying, clean wipe, bowel movement right after my coffee and then 1-3 more smaller but otherwise similar movements later in the morning. It’s wonderful, I don’t feel bloated and I always feel like I’ve completely emptied myself of the previous day’s meals.

The bad: if I don’t take my Metamucil, the first day is generally not much different (I’m assuming it’s from the residual fiber in my system from taking it daily for so long). However, day 2 is terrible. Many, many, soft, unsatisfying, half-emptying, small, thank-god-for-the-bidet-or-I-would-never-get-clean, bowel movements as a best case scenario to oily diarrhea as a worst. Maybe I’m just not remembering how awful my pre-Metamucil days were, but it seems like when I don’t take it, I’m substantially worse off than I was before I started taking it.

I clearly don’t get enough fiber in my diet and I’m working on trying to change that. I guess my question is, has anyone tried weaning themselves off or been off Metamucil long enough that they feel normal? If so, how? Did you switch to a vegan diet to do it? I guess being addicted to Metamucil isn’t the worst thing that could happen to you, but I’m just curious if I’m going to have to either take it forever or resign myself to feeling bloated and crappy forever.

The bottle says-

Metamucil Capsules: Take 5 capsules 4 times per day before each meal to help lower cholesterol to promote heart health.

What does this mean?

Dows this mean: In morning, take 2 capsules Daytime, take 1 capsule After work, take 1 capsule At night, take 1 capsule

I don’t understand. Thank you

For me it seems if I take it first thing in the morning and don’t eat anything solid, I’ll poop it out in 2-3 hours. If I do eat something, it extends the time needed to get it by a few more hours.

Anyone else seeing this quick a result? The Metamucil website says 12-48 hours.

When I tried the real sugar version, I could have bowel movements 5-6 hours after taking it. But for the sugar free version I'm taking right now, it would take 24 hours to feel myself 💩 out the fiber I had the day before. Does anyone else feel the same way?

I tried to take Metamucil before dinner two different times about a month ago, and the first time I got nauseous and threw up later in the night. The next time I cut down from a full serving to a half and I still got nauseous but didn’t throw up. Should I try to cut the serving more and try it again? Or not risk it? I want to take it for fiber and to make me less hungry all the time…

I was instructed to take metamucil by my doctor to help with hemorrhoids.

I was on it for over a year. I wasn't aware that it is considered a laxative. I stopped taking it earlier this week.

I now feel like I need to have a BM all the time.

How long will that last?

Has anyone taking this noticed if it actually helps control your hunger? I bought it for the fiber as I’m on a weight loss journey and also have a lot of stomach issues so I wanted to try increasing my fiber and only after I got it did I see that it says it has appetite control which is definitely a plus but I’m just wondering if it actually does anything to help?

And nadda, nothing, kaput

Is there something wrong with me?

I hope my explanation makes sense. Do you think I'm right in your opinion?

Hello! I started talking Metamucil gummies (1 serving with lunch daily) about three weeks ago, as well as increasing other dietary fiber. So far, I've got frequent painful gas, but my bowel movements aren't smooth or regular yet. I've yet to have the clean wipe experience I'm hoping for. Is there something I should change? Should I try to increase my dosage? Will I ever be free of the gas? Thanks 🙏

I had colon surgery a couple of years ago. After my stoma reversal, I had urgent and chronic diarrhea. It continued for over a year. At about a year and a half, I started Metamucil and got constipated, and discontinued it. Two years after surgery, I saw my GI doc to find out why my bowels had not been regulated. She told me to do the Metamucil and add Magnesium Oxide. Magnesium has properties that redirect fluids to your colon. I have success.

Now my question. I don't know what time of day to take the Metamucil; I use powder mixed in water. I don't know how to schedule it so I don't have to get up multiple times to poop at night. I haven't been able to go in the morning like everyone else. I've tried taking it mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon, and dinner time, and I still usually have my sleep interrupted. Has anyone experienced this and found a solution? Thanks in advance for any help.