how much fiber is in a fiber tablet?

hi! this is only my second post. i went in for a colonoscopy last week & the doctor said i am having problems with my colon & need more fiber.

i've read several of the fiber threads & have found them SO interesting & chock full of information!

my question is, how much fiber is in a fiber tablet? it doesn't say on the bottle.

thanks!

anyone? 

I was in dietician's office on Tuesday. She had pamphlets on high fiber diets. I skimmed through it, but didn't take one. As I recall, the average woman would require 22-25 grams of fiber and a high fiber diet would have something like 35 grams of fiber as a recommended goal. Pamphlet also said to increase fiber intake gradually, 1-2 grams a day to avoid possible side effects, gas, bloating, intestinal pain and diarrhea. There may be some info in C-C library or just Google "High Fiber Diet" That should produce some results. Good luck:)

i bought fiberone the powder, I think it is anywhere from 3 to 5 grams a tablespoon or whatever the serving is.  I didnt think it was that much, but if you dont get enough fiber, anything helps I guess.  Oh and you can drink the one powder in water, doesnt have a taste or anything.

NOT ENOUGH, damnit.  I bought benefiber tablets, and they recommend 2-3 of them a few times a day...so NINE tablets, right, for a total of maybe 25g of fiber.  LAME.  Better just to eat the fruits and veggies.

i really like the GNC own brand one thats powdered and mixed into some water. i've been drinking that every morning for a week now and its done me a got of good! 

While fibre tablets are okay if you're on them on prescription, it's easy to get fibre in your diet too. The minimum RDA of fibre for women is 25g. Some people can tolerate more. But it's not just the overall number that counts! You need to make sure you're getting enough of both soluble and insoluble fibre - Insoluble (the fibre that forms bulk and regulates acidity and PH in the gut) and soluble (the fibre that helps regulate blood sugar and cholesterol). Too much of one or the other and again - bloating, gas and diarrhea or constipation can come along with!

Insoluble fibre examples:
 -- Whole-wheat pastas, breads, etc
 -- Quinoa
 -- Brown rice
 -- Bran products
 -- Fruit and vegetable skins, such as potato skins, tomato skins, plum/prune skins, apple skins, pear skins
 -- Nuts and seeds, particularly flax, almonds, brazil nuts and walnuts

Soluble fibre examples:
 -- Oats
 -- Rye
 -- Barley
 -- Potatoes of all varieties
 -- Psyillium husks
 -- Legumes and pulses, especially lentils, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), kidney beans, pinto beans and soybeans

And pretty much all fruits and vegetables. Particularly raspberries, plums, bananas, sweetcorn, prunes, apples, pears, blackberries, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels, asparagus, artichokes and dried fruit. Again, never introduce lots more fibre without drinking enough water to compensate. There is a more detailed list of fibre sources here for future reference.

i take 4 grams extra per day just to get the number up to where i want it to be.

Not very much! If you read the bottle most of them say 'one dose = 3 tablets = 3 grams of fiber' - the maths on that is pretty simple and it says that they only have 1 gram of fiber each. You'd be spending a fortune to get enough fiber to make a difference to your digestion from those little pills. 

It is much easier to get the fiber you need from your food -- and tastier, also.  I average 45-55g fiber per day and I take no supplements.

Lots of fruits and vegetables are high in fiber as are the whole grains -- lala gave you a great list.