• ryedaft@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Eat a diverse diet with lots of green vegetables. The fiber is good for you.

    Eats sawdust every day, dies from impacted colon

  • Novaling@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I was literally in tears while reading this holy shit. It makes me think of the sugar free gummy bear story 😭

          • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            There’s too many beans stories and search sucks these days… I just went on a tangent and read my daily limit of green texts

            It is fun to know there’s a story out there I’ve yet to come across though, I’m sure I’ll stumble upon it someday

            • CH3DD4R_G0B-L1N@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              2 months ago

              Apologies friend, I’m having trouble finding it myself. But it’s a longer, more elaborate version of the “this nigga eating beans” meme that really punches it up with that greentext storytelling flair. If I ever find it again, I’ll post it here in your honor.

              • Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                1 month ago

                When ChatGPT was new, I had it rewrite that story in the style of Stephen King. I remember it ended with something like, “And in that theater, some say they can still hear the sound of a fork scraping the inside of a can of beans.”

      • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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        2 months ago

        Search for “Sugar free gummy bears review”. There are a TON of super funny stories out there. All of them meme worthy

      • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        Apparently some artificial sweeteners can act as a laxative. So effectively, those gummy bears were strong laxatives, leading to anybody who eats one to have to spend a long time on the toilet.

        • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 months ago

          The artificial sweetener in question is maltitol.

          Also, under no circumstances should you ever use it to make jello shots and give them to your asshole neighbor for the party they’re about to host

    • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Or the amazon rebiew feom the guy who tired to use some hair removal cream on his balls and ended up on the kitchen floor in agony, shoving frozen brussel sprouts covered in ice cream up his ass and moaning from the relief while his daughter and wife watched it horror.

  • AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space
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    2 months ago

    Fiber is great, but in general, going from low to high fiber too quickly can do all kinds of gastrointestinal trouble, your microbiome has to adjust - and fiber supplements especially, if taken not as instructed, can indeed cause more severe complications like blockage.

    If you don’t poop for several days even though you are eating, that needs to be looked at. Anon got lucky it resolved on its own with a nice story to tell.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      also weirdly significantly increasing your fiber intake in a short time (going from 0 to 30g - 100% RDI - of psyllium husk for example) can actually cause diarrhoea

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      If you don’t poop for several days even though you are eating, that needs to be looked at

      Had an injury and needed some baby morphine pills. The side effects was notable and the pain of even just a full day was incredible. There’s no way I could go 4 days with a hospital right across the street.

        • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Yeah. I lived in America for 6 years; and when I left, it was primarily because of the tangible risk of getting in a minor car accident and being financially ruined.

          Even so, I quickly forget about the undercurrent of fear and avoidance I had with doctors or clinics of any kind.

          So we’d rather take abdominal pain so bad it keeps you from functioning, because the alternative could be an expensive nothing-burger.

    • Sergio@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I read somewhere that there are actually two types of fiber, and they have different effects, but most food is only ever labelled “fiber” so idk.

      • angband@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Soluble vs. insoluble. But also fermenting vs. non-fermenting for both types. Psyllium husk powder is non-fermenting soluble fiber. Not drinking enough water with soluble fiber gives hard stools. But soluble fiber is “the good kind”. That super popular doctor recommended fiber-by-the-spoon is psyllium powder, all dressed up.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Fiber teaches us lessons in moderation. I’ve been backed up by its overabundance and I’ve been backed up by its absence.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      and if you go from 0 to 100% RDI instantly you get constant diarrhoea

      fibre really covers the full spectrum of brown shades

  • candyman337@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Had a similar experience when I ate fiber cereal as a kid, it was only one day of constipation though. I remember thinking I hadn’t pooped and that was weird, I woke up the next day, brushed my teeth and as I walked out of the bathroom I felt something DROP and went “OH GOD!” and ran back in and barely made it to the toilet. I was late for school that day.