Confusion between whole wheat and wheat bran

[FishChris]

I honestly doubt anyone here has had more or worse constipation that I have in the last 30 years ! Ya’ see, along with my Fibromyalgia, I had severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Which wrecked my digestion, and left my stomach in a constant battle between constipation and diarea every day of my life for litterally decades !
During my fitness flip from 2009-2014, my stomach actually worked like a normal person !
That was unbelievable ! But after my back injury, I slowly started to eat like crap, put on a bunch of weight, activity level went way down, and guess what ? My stomach started screwing up again
For the first 3 weeks of my going Keto, constipation was one of my only issues. I had totally stocked up on Metamucil, thinking I might have to use it on a regular basis… But for the last couple weeks, my stomach is really starting to become more regular once again.
Oh, I did start taking magnesium citrate as well, which also supposedly helps with body regulation… But not sure how much, if anything that is helping. For me, it feels like anytime I get a good workout in, the next morning I’m “good to go”

As for bran or wheat germ or whatever part of it… I say, 1) if it helps you, and 2) if you can take it, and keep your carbs below 20 a day, go for it. I’m glad I’m finally getting back to being more regular without any dietary aids.

[atomicspacebunny]

Instead of making a lot of assumptions about what you assume I don’t already know and what you apparently think you do know, it might have behooved you to ask me what I’m already doing on my ketogenic diet to deal with problems like constipation. Your advice is both arrogant and useless. Because so many in your forum are just like you, I have no interest in carrying on any kind of dialogue with you. I’m still hoping there are some people on a ketogenic diet who are actually reasonable and thoughtful. There were a few who are, at least tolerant (but not necessarily open to new ideas), but they’re in the minority. I’m still looking…

…I’m looking too:

“…In turn, doctors recommend fiber for constipation because that is what is written up in all medical references and textbooks, even though every single piece of independent research states emphatically:

— Fiber causes constipation and related colorectal disorders.

— Fiber doesn‘t relieve constipation or improves motility.

— Fiber is squarely behind colorectal cancer.

In essence, by replacing the dead bacteria in stools, dietary fiber has been covering up the complicity of most drugs in constipation and bowel disorders, even though it is against the law to even mention fiber in connection to constipation.

Obviously, I haven‘t made that law – the Food and Drugs Administration did, and any doctor or nutritionist who recommends fiber for regularity or constipation relief, violates that law and commits professional malpractice. …” …More

Hmmmmm?

Supporting References:

[1] Exploding the Fiber Myth: What You Might Not Know That Could Be Hurting You: Do you know those people who have those very distended, swollen, basketball-looking bellies? One of the main causes of this kind of big belly is not always necessarily fat. In fact, it could merely be bloating in the intestines because they’re consuming too much fiber. This fiber myth has been around 30 years now—this myth that the more fiber you eat, the more you will decrease your likelihood of developing colon cancer. This is a myth because eating too much fiber might actually increase your risk of developing colon cancer. When you are constipated, sometimes the doctor will tell you to eat more fiber or to take Metamucil or other synthetic forms of fiber, and you might experience some relief in constipation, but that is because of the negative things this extra fiber is doing to your colon, not the positives. See, what all this fiber really does is irritate and stimulate the colon, making it dump waste faster. Fiber isn’t even necessarily forming the bulk of your stool. …More

[2] Daily bread – Can any human body handle gluten? | Dr. Rodney Ford |

[3] “…Studies from Harvard³ show that wheat creates leaky gut in everyone as a protein called gliadin, found in wheat and gluten, increases another protein, zonulin. Zonulin weakens the tight junctions of the gut lining and BBB thereby contributing to leaky gut and leaky brain. …” …More

[4] Research Review Shows That Gluten Causes Leaky Gut

[5] Fiber and Colon Health On A Well-Formulated Ketogenic Diet: New Insights Question Its Role As An Unconditional Requirement

[6] How do I fix constipation on a ketogenic diet? By Dr. Stephen Phinney and the Virta Team “…Many people assume that constipation while following a well-formulated ketogenic diet is due to inadequate fiber. However, it is often caused by the combination of too little sodium and inadequate fluid intake (dehydration). In this case, a simple fix is to add 2 cups of broth or bouillon daily along with adequate fluids rather than a fiber supplement. With sustained nutritional ketosis, many people even report improvement in symptoms like gas, and bloating, and improvement with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. …” …More