It's the Brian Lairr's show.

I'm Kusha Navidar filling in for Brian today here on WNYC.

Hey, how's your poop?

Don't be uncomfortable.

Everyone does it.

And you know what helps eating fiber, but you're probably not getting enough of it.

According to Harvard Medical School, American adults eat on average 10 to 15 grams of total fiber per day, while the USDA's recommended daily amount for adults up to age 50 is actually 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men.

And that might help explain the new diet trend that's been filling up my feed, my TikTok feed that is.

It's a trend called fiber maxing.

And I'm not saying protein maxing.

That was 2016.

Fiber maxing is about getting as much fiber as you can in your

diet and the trend is going mainstream. And listeners, this really hits home for me. As a younger

guy, I have friends diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or who passed away from colon cancer. I

myself have Crohn's disease. A lot of younger people are starting to focus on fiber.

But how much focus is enough and how much is too much? And are we missing anything else?

To help us digest the fiber maxing trend, I'm pleased to be joined by Dr. Trisha Pesricha, a gastroenterologist, the author of the Ask a Doctor column for the Washington Post, and the author of the new book, You've Been Pooping All Wrong, How to Make Your Boul Movements a Joy. Dr. Pesricha, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me. Glad to be here. Glad to have you. And listeners, are you on the fiber maxing trend? Why? Or maybe you don't adhere to any

trends, but you still have a favorite source of fiber. If so, what is it? Give us a call or send

us a text. We're at 212-433 W-NYC. That's 212-433-9-6-9-2. Dr. Pisericha, this is a serious important subject, but, you know, fun is fun and good.

We just want to let you know, we got a text that says, I'm pooping right now. So people are,

people are ready. I want to ask you, when's the first time you saw fiber maxing as a trend and

why do you think it's becoming a bigger thing among young people? Yeah, I probably saw it a couple of months ago also on my social media feed, and I became

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