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@beebe I was prescribed Cholestyramine and ended up going off of it because I realized it was a trigger. Found out later that it was probably due to the sucrose in the lemon-flavored one. (I discovered that I have developed acquired sucrose isomaltase syndrome (ASID) among other things such as SIBO) So, I replaced it with acacia fiber. I used to take the fiber twice a day and started noticing the morning drink was acting more like a laxative. Since I was diagnosed with bile acid malabsorption I didn't want to encourage anything to travel right through as I had been losing weight. However, it appears to be working for me with just one application at night (3 tsp) and somehow my body is learning how to heal itself. It appears as though I no longer have the bile acid malabsorption and the acacia fiber is regulating my system, blood sugar, weight etc. Things have gotten better since I quit taking the cholestyramine which I'm happy about especially because I found out after doing a deep dive that it can cause cancer of the liver due to the aspartame in it which is actually not even listed on the label. Helps to do research.