How much psyllium husk fibre to take?

I have been reading on here that people are taking fibre supplements and that they help with their UC.

I am going to start taking psylium husk tablets from today but not sure how much to take. 

I have used fibre in the past and got bad D and gas but that was the fybogel drink and think maybe it was too strong for me.

The psyllium husk tablets are 500mg.  Should I take just one?  The directions say take 6 a day but that seems a bit excessive.

Any advice greatly appreciated! Many thanks

 

Hi,

I don't have an answer for you, but I would also like to know how much others take. I recently bought both Metamucil wafers (psyllium husk) where the dose is 6 grams of fiber and I bought Fiber Choice chewable tablets which have 4 grams of fiber/dose. I haven't tried the Fiber Choice yet, but both times I had the metamucil my stomach hurt for a while afterward and it hasn't yet bulked anything up...I think maybe I should start out at a lower dose. I have read that the typical female adult should have 25 grams of fiber daily, but that seems like a lot. Men need even more. Hope someone else can better answer your question.
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