Dr. Trisha Pasricha
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 8 Jul
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Yeah.
Yes.
So psyllium husk is great.
So what's interesting about psyllium husk is that not all fiber and fiber supplements are created equal.
So psyllium husk, it comes from this thing called the Plantago ovata plant, and it is a soluble fiber.
Soluble fiber is notable because it dissolves in water and it forms a gel.
And that gel is the key to why psyllium husk is so special.
When you are constipated, it softens up that hard stool through the gel and it makes it softer and easier to pass.
But then interestingly, it can also bind loose stool together.
So studies have also found that psyllium husk is great if you have diarrhea.
And it's particularly helpful for people, this is often the case in irritable bowel syndrome, who have poop that...
A couple of days in a row might be constipation.
The next day, suddenly it's diarrhea and they flop back and forth.
Psyllium husk does a really good job.
It's kind of the great equalizer of just finding a nice neutral spot for that poop to land.
Ideally, you'd get up to about 10 grams a day of psyllium.
And that actually can be a lot if you go from zero to 100 really quickly.
So there's two things I tell people about psyllium when they're just getting started, which is one,
because it's a soluble fiber, you got to drink it with a lot of water, like a full 10 ounce glass of water per teaspoon.
That's one, because you want that water to hit it in your small bowel and form a gel.
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