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CW: Acacia gum fiber review
Acacia gum (aka gum arabic) is inexpensive, has a mild taste, & it made my tea a bit thicker, which I like. It gave me a sense of well-being that I get when a prebiotic is doing its job. Unfortunately, acacia is a legume and I react to legumes, so after the second day of taking 6 g* I had increasing dysphagia, so I discontinued.
I should have expected as much, but - nothing ventured, nothing gained.
It was also difficult to dissolve. I had best success in that regard by whisking it slowly into a bit of oatmilk (cold, of course), which I then added to my tea.
* this study ⬇️ found benefit at a dose of 10 g / day. If I had not had a reaction to it I would have worked my way up to that dose.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114508981447#supplements #fiber #GutMicrobiome #prebiotics #IBS-C #AcaciaGum #GumArabic #NaturalProducts