Riba and fiber question...

[Kathy73]

I start SOC on Thursday and saw in a thread today that fiber may inhibit the absorbsion of riba. I'm on the Atkins style diet and eat alot of fiber. Does the fiber matter when the pills are taken or at all times? Anything else I should know about riba?

[konyha]

Doesn't the Atkins Diet include fat? if so, as others have explained, taking the Riba should be no problem with meals based on that kind of diet - if this is the case.

Do you mean that you supplement fiber - or include fiber enriched foods in your diet? If so, a fiber drink or food with fiber at lunch or a few hours before or after the RIBA should not inhibit the absorption of fiber or inhibit the absorption of the RIBA.

I take my RIBA with some type of fat Am and PM - and since my eating habits have slightly changed and declined (along with regularity) since treatment, my GI says that Pysllium or Herba Prima (both soluble and insoluble fiber) is ok as long as I drink A LOT of water.

[epiphiny]

Here's a link to a similar thread that has more suggestions on what to eat with your riba:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/645030?personal_page_id=387&post_id=post_3482306

Epi :)

[copyman]

take the riba within 1/2 hour "after" eating" or in the middle of a meal that has some fat content. It really don't matter when you take the riba. once the riba has built up in your system you could actually take all the pills at once,  but that may upset your stomach so 2 times a day is best.  but by no means does it have to be evenly spaced apart. as long as you get the full amount in everyday. good luck

[Kathy73]

So I should take the pills at least 2 hours before the meal. I wouldn't mind that because I don't like to eat when I first get up. I could take the pills with some cheese or peanut butter and then eat my breakfast two hours later? Just want to make sure. I don't want to mess this up before I even start!

[nygirl7]

Kathy,

I always took mine with breakfast and dinner because that was about 12 hours apart or so (7am/7pm) and it helped me to always remember them too.  I don't know if a piece of cheese is really enough but whatever you can do it better than nothing for sure! I never ever ate breakfast before in my life but had to make myself do it for the pills. Some days even if it was just a yogurt smoothie I'd take that just to have something for the meds to bind to.  However ice cream was a great dinner (even when I was too sick to eat) and I soon became fast friends with Mr. Ben & Jerry ;) of course on Atkins that's probably not such hot advice.....but it was the one time in my life I felt I could get away with it!

Stuff like peanut butter has natural fat oils that are good too, even though in large quantities it would be fattening but at least it's something healthful for you (and you aren't going to eat the whole jar of the stuff LOL).

I'm sure the other guys will come in and give you some good tricks that they used shortly.  I was never a breakfast eater so that meal was always tough for me but if you are going to eat your 'meal meals' on a diet - I'd try and aim for at least two hours before to take the pills. I THINK that is what they advise if you have to take antacids but obviously the farther way the better.

(It just wouldn't be fun to get up at 4am to take them at all though! ;)

Debby

[Kathy73]

Thanks. Say with some cheese? Would that have a high enough fat content? What times of day would be the best?

Also, I've been reading the forum for awhile now and think you give wonderful advice.