Post workout shake with psyllium husk??

[ramacher]

Has anyone experienced this with psyllium husk in their protein shake? Just curious because I need to get some fiber in my diet and wondered if this would be a good idea?

[Sgt. Hartman]

Psyllium husk is a great supplement for overall digestive health but probably not a good idea pwo as it will slow the absorption of your protein.

[gbrice75]

^ ^ agreed - take psyllium husk but go with a different time of day.

[n00bs]

You know vegetables are awesome fibre supplements... Eat a shit load of brocolli daily..

[Turkish Juicer]

Psyllium husk is an excellent means of getting more dietary fiber into your diet due to its high fiber count in comparison to other grains. Oat bran, also a good source of fiber, has about five grams of fiber per a third of a cup. Psyllium husk, on the other hand, offers approximately 71 grams of fiber for that same third of a cup. However, taken with your PWO protein shake, Psyllium husk will certainly slow down the absorbtion of the protein, making it a poor choice of natural fiber supplement merely because of its timing in this case. You can take it with meals, in between meals or even before meals for a better functioning healthier digestive system.

[Turkish Juicer]

n00bs: That is not exactly a great advice to follow for some people. Some people suffer from serious stomach issues when they consume even little to moderate amounts of broccoli and it is a chronic issue with most of them. I have personally witnessed people bending and rolling around on the floor after a portion of broccoli, swearing that they will never do the same mistake again, who have similarly sworn in the past. No doubt, broccoli is a great source of fiber besides offering many other great nutritive values but then there is also the problem of gas due to the presense of a carbonhydrate called ''raffinose'' in broccoli, which can be quite ''lethal'' especially in social environments as I am sure many of us have experienced before LOL.