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Bile Acid Malabsorption

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@beebe

Hi Jeepgrl,
Wish I could tolerate the acacia powder, it seems to give me acid reflux but maybe I should try it again and hope it works for me this time.
I stuff the cholestryamine into capsules and drink plenty of water with it. It is amazing to think that there are people who can tolerate the smell and the gritty deposits it leaves behind. I take my dose early in the morning so it does not interfere with other supplements I take and that is a pain in the butt!
How much acacia do you take to control the bile acid?

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barjar | @barjar | 3 days ago

My functional medicine doctor switched me from
Cholestyremine to colesevelam. I take one
tablet a day. It works.

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jeepgrl | @jeepgrl | 3 days ago

Hello Beebe:
Sorry to hear that. I started taking NOW acacia powder but then I realized that it contained both Senegal and Seyal powder, not the highest grade. I was up to 2-1/4 tsp morning and evening. Since I switched brands, (now taking Micro nutrients) Acacia Senegal powder I started with a small dosage again as I normally do and I'm up to 1 tsp early am and 1 before bed. It definitely agrees with me. Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is why I'm taking it. If I don't my bile salts will show up in my stool from time to time. It's actually a bright yellow and appears to be urine; however, you KNOW you're not urinating it. SO, it started AFTER my gallbladder was removed. I believe it was about a year later. That's when my GI doc said that I had IBS and SIBO. I actually have too much bile salt in my system and is not being moved around normally. Since I've been taking the acacia powder I've really gotten it under control. I could count on one hand the episodes when I've experienced the 'yellow liquid in my poop' and I've been taking it since last August. Still have many other issues but I'm noticing that when I eat more vegetables whether hot or cold I do better.
Yes, I discovered that I could easily make cholestyramine in tablet form by using those goofy
clothes pins. We used to use them for keeping snack bags closed like potato chips. (Of course I don't indulge anymore since I've gotten these awful issues. But I put the capsule in that hole in the clothespin and it was easily accomplished.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions. Good luck to you.

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