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Hey, this is Dr. Rucho.

Let's talk about dietary fiber.

Now, if you've been keeping your ear to the ground in health care, especially digestive

health, you've likely heard that fiber is very important for your gut health.

And that segment is probably a bit of an

over extrapolation from what the research shows, but fiber can be helpful. However,

many things, especially as they pertain to gut health, are very individual, meaning a given

recommendation will work for some and it may actually be detrimental or at least not work for others.

And so it's very important to have an understanding of these simple nuances so you can look at a

recommendation and say, okay, here is how I can figure out if I should or should not do this.

So dietary fiber, the background has been fairly well documented to be able to improve constipation.

So in those who are constipated, increasing or supplementing with dietary fiber has fairly

compelling evidence showing the ability to reduce constipation. However, this is not an absolute. And one of the things

that you see with a higher fiber intake can actually be a provocation of some of the symptoms

associated with irritable bowel syndrome. Increased bloating, increased gas, increased abdominal

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