I never touch the stuff. Not after some of the stories my sister has told me about the stuff the put in Metimucil. She's big into "what they put in what" stories.
BTW, you wouldn't believe the scary stuff they put in underarm deoderant. Or toothpaste. Or shampoo. Did you know we all brush our teeth with some of the components of ANTI-FREEZE?!? Or that we rub it on our armpits?

Good story, especially the meta tag line. That was cool. Makes me want to enroll in Meta Therapy myself!

It sounds like Psyllium husk would make a good anti-diarrhea treatment as well as laxative. Talk about dual purpose!

"Meta tags". Oh man, I blew coffee out of my nose when I read that one. Classic, dude, classic.

Nine Days?!! I've never had hemorroids before, but I think by day five, I'd be shooting enemas up my ass at the top and bottom of every hour. I can't begin to fathom the log you dropped on Day Nine.

I hope that every PoopReporter visits Metamucil.com, orders the free sample, and reports on the results.

You don't need metamucil. Any generic psyllium husk fiber laxative will have you generating beautifully formed foot long floaters 12 hours after taking it.

ThreePly, I didn't say it took nine days... I thibk it was like two or three

The problem with Metamucil (or generics similar to it) is that you MUST, MUST, MUST drink vast quantities of water during ingestion and throughout the day, or it will bung you up like nobodies business.

God Damn, I can't get free Metamucil in Canada. What's up with that?

100% natural my ass!

You know, this comment made more sense before the comments got all weird. What's up with that?

My bad Crapola, I think there was something in the coffee this morning that had me reading "Nine days" for some reason. Staring at a screen with a caffeine buzz for hours really F's me up.

No problem! Have a poopy day!

TSV, that's good to know... although maybe it would be better to be ignorant of the stuff that's in our "toiletries."

Knowing that I'm putting antifreeze in my pits every morning isn't the most comforting thought, but maybe it will help keep my sweat glands from freezing in the winter...

Yeah, I suppose you have a point, PooperGal. I won't even tell you what's in milk.

What's in hotdogs?

According to the health report, and a friend who worked at a meat packing plant, everything is in a hot dog. Aside from the horrendous chemicals and the red dyes are animal parts. Really. Stuff like eyes, tongue, penises, ears. You name it.

BTW, happy eating!

I've been using psyllium powder for years, and it's lowered my cholesterol. I love the stuff. When I started, I did get massively constipated (only time I've ever been constipated) but once my system got used to it, no problem. I don't have those perfectly formed clean poops though. Mine are kind of loose, sort of like the consistency of toothpaste. No complaints though; they're huge!

That's healthy?

You know, I had a friend in college who once told me that if you wanted a cheap way to add more fiber-like results to your diet you could take a PVC pipe, make small shavings with a knife, and then mix that in with some food to eat. He claimed it beat the hell out of anything for alleviating constipation.

ok friends, listen to what I have concocted in my bowels this morning. Here's the list of ingredients, in chronological order:

2 tbsp's of Meta
2 pieces of Ezekiel high-fiber wheat bread w/ peanut butter
1 cup black coffee
10 mg of ritalin (hey, its friday, im hung over, and need to shit and then concentrate)
1 more cup black coffee

im going to let it stew for about 2 more hours, then let er rip

im going to drop the big one soon, the MOAB, the mother of all (turd) bombs

Commode-o-Dragon,
Back when I was a kid, there was a diet bread called "Hollywood Bread." It claimed to have half the calories and a lot more fiber than regular bread. When I read the ingredients list, I discovered that "wood cellulose" (i.e. wood pulp) was the key ingredient (flour was second)! Basically, the recipe used sawdust.

My husband is also a Mega MetaHead. He downs the stuff like juice. The orange flavored one is just plain awful. It works for me but I can't stand the film it leaves in my mouth. Good poop.

Metamucil has been buying sponsor time on NPR (National Public Radio). NPR and public radio stations seem to have gotten into the habit of letting commercial advertisers do "tasteful" sponsorships that are a kind of loophole - they're not really "commercials," so a public station can legally solicit them.
So, when I'm listening to various programming, the announcer will mention that the show is being brought to us by Metamucil, for the daily requirement of natural fiber. The announcement includes a web URL in case you want to find out more. It's nice to think about natural, fiber-aided bowel movements while listening to the nightly news on a public station. So classy.

NPR ads for Meta? Hmm...

I live in Manhattan, NYC, and take taxis often. These days, they're driven by an international cast of characters from all over the globe. No wise-cracking native New Yorker cabbies anymore!

But the weird thing is that many of them have NPR playing on the cab radio. I don't know how much they understand. I don't know why it's their station of choice.

But if they got the Meta message, they might be dropping big borscht bombs, curry-coated daisy cutters, dudu from the "dark continent",
felafel from (Oh, I better stop.).

Anybody have an insight about Meta on Natural Poop Radio?

I've never used a shit accelorant in my life. The term "all natural" isn't well defined and can mean anything. Shit is all natural but it's still SHIT!!

"Shit accelerant" -- I like that! So much more up front than "laxative" for telling the consumer what the product will do for him or her.

metamucil is absolute funk, i have to be pretty desperate to even consider it.....

You should probably remind your husband that taking meta all the time causes your system to become dependent on it. Eventually you can't squeeze a keilbasa without it.

I am from Bolivia, and I really enjoy poop. Poop is my favorite thing in the whole world.

one aunt of mine gave me psyllium (the generic name). it makes up for some really funny shaped poops, but i didn't consider to take it into my diary diet

To Have your cake and eat it too-start by blending
in 1 cup of ground FLAX SEED into your cake mix.
Then bake as usual and add the icing and enjoy your cake and the resulting atomic reaction as the
Flax Seed Expands 50 more in volume than Psyllium
will,resulting in massive farting and finally the
Dump to dump all the shit within your body within
under 20 minutes. Flax Seed can be purchased at a
Health Food Store for about a DOLLAR a pound and when ground-up it expands in volume to fill almost
3 dry quarts of Flax Seed Powder.
To Stay regular like a clock,just add a 1/4 cup of
ground flax seed to your hot beverage and swallow it fast before it sets up like plaster of Paris.
Normal passage time is 4 to 6 hours and you better
be near a toilet or wearing expandable adult diapers as the download will clean you as clean as a "Whistle"and leave "No" hanging chads of shit
only a clean bottom an a sense of relief !.

I discovered the glory of no-wipe (sometimes merely reduced-wipe) shitting several months ago. I've yet to go back to my old ways. I don't use metamucil, mostly just whole wheat bread, fruits, and vegetables.

Try adding some baby carrots to whatever you were going to eat and enter the no-wipe zone. It's like a dream.

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I am a Meta-head, I have only been using it for a wee while now but it has done wonders for me, I dont have it in me to fill up on fruits and veggies every day all day so this stuff is great! In fact i love this stuff so much i am going to throw a Metamucil party: MIXED DRINKS WITH METAMUCIL AND EVERYONE WEARS DEPENDS. I think it would be a BLAST!

In my opinion Metamucil is the same thing as Oxypowder. When I take Metamucil, I make elestic BMs, similar to the pictures of the ones made by Oxypowder.

MY METAMUCIL POOP PICTURES, OPEN WITH CAUTION!!!

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I use Sugar-Free Orange-Flavored MetaMucil, and it doesnt really do much for me. The generic psyllium husk sold at Trader Joe's works GREAT, though. Completely unpalateable when taken as directed in water. It MUST be eaten with yogurt and quickly. Beautiful, flowery poops will emerge that you will want to photograph, but decide that it is best not to.

I take Metamucil once a day. Not because I'm constipated, but mainly because it help you along. It keeps you normal. If you're constipated, it gets you going (but it isn't a laxitive), if you've got the runs, it will set you straight. So just to make sure, I take it every night before I go to bed.

I like the stuff myself. I get on it and then get lazy and stop using it and then when I miss the days of only needing to wipe once or twice, I get back on Meta. It's awesome stuff. Nothing like starting your day with a nice big log, especially when they come our Meta style (quick, smooth, no mess).

I have read up some on the product (actually on psyllium husk). Main thing you need to do is drink enough water. If you don't, you risk clogging up as someone else pointed out earlier. Still doing research on it as I am aware of the belief that your body can become dependent upon it. Not sure if this is true though.

Does anyone else that uses this product get the huge, brown-star-splitting craps with all of the crazy folds in them? (Usually one big log that you are almost tempted to break up before flushing, but our 'flush' is pretty powerful so it's never been an issue)
Just wondering.

Any suggestions on what I can do to produce massive loud long farts? The key is to be able to produce the great farts without giving myself the runs!!! This can be tricky. Suggestions? Flax seed? Psyllium husk? Beans? Nuts? Onion rings? Milk shakes? Beer? WHAT??? We all have different bodies that react differently to different foods, but there has got to be a recipe that will work on everyone! Where are the fart pros???

Andres, if I lived in Bolivia, shit would be pretty exciting too.

I love Metamucil!!!!!!!!!!!! Is anyone's poop light brown from using it?????

It actually is...strange

I take it every day. The doctor scared me into it. Did you know you could die from slow moving bowels? It's not a pretty death either.

I try to give blood regularly, but find that occasionally my iron count is too low. To counter that (and the anemic feeling that goes with "iron-poor blood"), I take Slow FE iron tablets, which tend to constipate. I have to take metamucil to maintain regularity. Is it true that using a psyllium-based laxative may lead to dependence?

I'd just take the pure psyllium husk itself. It's one of the biggest ingredients in most colon cleanses. I don't see how your body could become dependent on a fiber. A chemical, yes. A fiber? i don't think so.

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I don't like metamucil it thickens which can cause choking to death & also can't be taken with other meds cause they won't get absorbed right. I like Benefiber a natural AMERICAN fiber which disolves in anything except soda drinks cause it requires stirring which destroys the bubblely stuff. Also can be taken with meds with no problems. AND NEVER seperates out or thickens. Thank You