What did Ray say about fibre? Did he specifically say psyllium? Ray has been against fiber from the start, but in the last 2 years he has come out in favor of insoluble fiber, but not soluble fiber. The insoluble fibers removes endotoxins, and so they're helpful. The insoluble fiber doesn't promote bacteria to grow. That's the job of soluble fibers.I have really bad gut issues and had huge tape worm infestation, Im trying all sorts snd have had huge improvement but cant get on top of bad gut bacteria, well its in large intestine. Im trying Turpentine and have knocked out more big tape worms & the herx is full on.
Im thinking I may have to resort to anti biotic too.
Is Ray saying in his info some fibre like psylium is ok when needed? I dont do any grains. Just protein and fruits & carrot salad.
Feel like I need more bulk to get better bowel motions.
Am waiting on Cascara to come from USA as well.
If you're relying on soluble fibers for bowel movement, then you're relying on serotonin for it. You should instead be relying on having adequate magnesium stores as well as good energy production (from good sugar metabolism) to power the automatic movement of intestinal muscles for peristalsis. That should be the driver of bowel movement, not serotonin. High serotonin affects your central nervous system. The enteric nervous system is our second brain.
If you're feeding your bacteria, how is that going to help your gut and health balanced?
p.s. I've use psyllium before, long ago when I thought of it as friend instead of foe. You have to be drinking a lot of water, as psyllium absorbs a lot of water. The feeling of bloat is terrible, but I could fool myself into thinking bloat is good, when I buy something bad thinking it is good. I'm really feeding bacteria, driving up serotonin levels, and when I move my bowels, it is a wonderful feeling. The stupid part is that I don't have a problem moving my bowels. It was for my "detox" Looking back, I was a fool. But it had to take Ray Peat to make me laugh at the silly boy inside me.
But thankfully, that was the only psyllium detox I did. I hated it so much. I'm just glad I didn't have to because I was already eating plenty of fiber, and I was already growing enough bacteria and producing enough serotonin to have regular bowel movement. I was used to the foul smell of feces I make. Now my feces don't have any smell I forget at times to flush.
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