The insoluble fiber works like roughage, while the soluble fiber (pectin), which is found primarily in the skin, acts as a stool softener by drawing water into the stool and increasing stool bulk.
Not exact matches
So, I really
work individually with the patient and modify
insoluble fiber depending on what is going on.
Just try to get more soluble
fiber sources in your diet, the
insolubles will
work their way in there somehow.
With intake of a lot more
fiber than is present in a small daily dose of RS, one can insure that all the RS gets to the lower gut where the RS needs to be
worked, as the additional
fiber (
insoluble) moves the meal along.