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grace116 · 03-14-2003, 02:51 AM

Hi,
I just wanted to add a few things that have helped me take met. Thank you to everyone for their posts- everything helps! I am currently working my way up to 1500mg xr but have taken 1500mg regular met before.
1. I like the benfits of yogurt but don't like it enough to eat some every day. I take chewable acidophilus with bifidus. That's the active cultures in yogurt that put "good" bacteria into your intestine. I use american health brand because I think it tastes the best- like a sweet tart. It comes in strawberry (my fav.), blueberry and I think banana or ban/strawberry mix. It has <1 carb per wafer and you only take one or two a day. It comes in 100 wafer bottle for about $8.50. It contains no milk, lactose, wheat or gluten for those of you with allergies. There are a few other brands so you can try one and see which one you like.
2. When I took regular met I started to take metamucill regularly until I found this product: Fiber Choice chewable fiber supplement. They are a God-send! They taste like chewable vitamin c tabs- a little better actually. They are a little expensive but to me- worth it. The best part about them is that you can take them anytime w/o water and they do NOT swell in your throat or intestine. The dose is two tabs per day. Two tabs contain 20 calories and 8gm carbs. Matamucill contains 12gm carbs per dose so this is better. I just bought a bottle at walgreen's in my area for $11.99 for 90 wafers. I have only experienced some gas/bloating once with these.
3. Garlic tablets with parsley in them work really well for my stomach and also help with your immune system.
Good luck to everyone.