I've seen people say to shake it up instead of stirring it with a spoon. Any shakers anyone can recommend? How much do you all take and with how much water?
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I’ve had good success with 16 oz. Mason jars and plastic leak-proof lids. I follow the package directions, so 8 oz. of water for a dose. The plastic shaker cups don’t hold up very well.
I take it in applesauce, I get better results.
Scott - thanks! You just shake it up in the morning and drink?
ytcrockpot - sounds like that would be much tastier! The extra sugar doesn’t cause problems? And how much do you use?
@iHateColitis posted:Scott - thanks! You just shake it up in the morning and drink?
I just shake it up and drink it twice daily. I don't like to use artificial sweetener, so I mix a half dose of sugar-sweetened Metamucil with a half dose of original Konsyl to get the sugar balance I prefer. This involved fussy measuring one time only with a kitchen scale to get a good visual estimate of what the proper dose looks like using my ordinary spoons.
ah I never considered using sugar sweetened Metamucil. So you’re using 1/2 teaspoon of Metamucil and 1/2 of konsyl?
@iHateColitis posted:ah I never considered using sugar sweetened Metamucil. So you’re using 1/2 teaspoon of Metamucil and 1/2 of konsyl?
No, that's incorrect. The different formulations have different dosing (sugar takes up more volume than artificial sweetener or no sweetener, for example). The labeled dose of sugar-sweetened Metamucil is 1-2 rounded tablespoons. The labeled dose of Konsyl is one teaspoon. So I weighed 1 rounded tablespoon of Metamucil (I just used a Metamucil travel packet as a shortcut), divided it in half, and poured it onto a kitchen spoon for a visual reference I could duplicate easily. I did the same thing with a half-teaspoon of Konsyl. Now I just spoon out the visually correct amount of each onto the same style of spoon into 8 oz of water.
The doses are labeled on the package in grams, so an even simpler approach is to use that to find the visual volume (for your particular spoon) of a half dose.
Psyllium dosing is very flexible, and the amount that works best for you could easily be different from my dose. Day-to-day consistency is pretty useful though, but it doesn't have to be perfectly precise.
This is great info! Thanks!
@iHateColitis posted:Scott - thanks! You just shake it up in the morning and drink?
ytcrockpot - sounds like that would be much tastier! The extra sugar doesn’t cause problems? And how much do you use?
I use 1 teaspoon of konsyl pre-measured stick pack in unsweetened applesauce,
I add a dose to my yogurt or cereal or oatmeal whatever is soft or with lactose free milk. I don't take every day just when my bowel tells me it's time. 😀
I take one tablespoon and put it in a cup of water and I stir and drink
I fill up the cup again with water, stir and drink the residue
The smooth texture Metamucil seems to stir up pretty well, and that’s what I do when I’m traveling. The original Konsyl just doesn’t mix properly that way and needs to be shaken, IMO.