3:49 "We do know that adding fiber will make the faeces bigger. But is that necessarily a good thing? If we think of constipation as having trouble pushing something through a small hole, then adding fiber to bulk out the faeces makes no more sense than adding cars to clear a traffic jam." -Paul Mason

Dear Dr Mason, your presentations have changed my life. I used to be plagued by constipation, gas, bloating and severe indigestion including nutcracker spasms in the diaphram area and nausea. I was taking nexium every night to feel better and lots of psyllium husks. The nexium did help but not so much the psyllium. I started to to follow a modified version of low carbohydrate diet and I'm still aiming to go keto but just haven't got there yet, and well, you know what? I'm am regular, I don't have any of the digestion problems, I've lost a bit of weight and I don't take nexium any more. Every morning I think about how wonderful I feel and that I don't have that horrible bloating and the noisey stomach. I don't feel full and hungry at the same time anymore. Low carb/keto is amazing. Thank you so much.

Konstantyn Monastersky and his book Fiber Menace confirms, this is a must read, a real eye opener! Thanks Dr Mason

Dr. Paul Mason, you rock!!! Continue your great work

I am a physician myself with a special interest in nutritional medicine and I just can't get enough of Dr Paul Mason!! I met him in person at a medical conference he is a do knowledgeable! 🙏 This video is Excellent short scientific and to the point! I would only add that there is such a thing as getting TOO MUCH fiber though no one really knows what that number is! My medical school textbook Lippincott Biochemistry actually cautions about this! (One thing they got right 😂) This (too much dietary fiber) will function as an antinutrient (fiber/phytate/oxylate) by blocking/impeding the absorption of vital nutrients from your food especially: iron zinc calcium magnesium phosphorus! This is why very high fiber strict whole foods vegan diet done incorrectly (not enough pressure/sprouting/soaking/fermenting/vinegar/vitc/citraic acid) can lead to problems with these nutrients! Cheers!

@KrishanKumar-ec1ch

4 ай бұрын

Vegan diet is just not about plant or fruits it includes nuts,sprouts

2 stubborn vegans plugging their ears disliked this video. Love you Dr Mason, from 🇨🇦 Canada

I went from keto to carnivore 7 weeks ago. I am finally "regular." 9:30 a.m. every day.

@nasa_fanboy4434

2 жыл бұрын

Still doing it?

@jeffa847

2 жыл бұрын

How long did it take once you went carnivore?

@milabulic

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffa847 A few weeks. I was very strict carnivore then. The first 30 days I ate nothing except beef, eggs, and butter.

@milabulic

2 жыл бұрын

@@nasa_fanboy4434 I alternate between carnivore and ketovore. Carnivore was the best elimination diet. After a few months of beef, eggs, and butter, I added, one at a time, vegetables. Most leafy greens and the cruciferous vegetables don't cause any problems. Even when I do add some veg, I still eat about 85% carnivore. As far as meat goes I currently stick to mostly ruminant animals. I raise goats and sheep for meat and dairy, and chickens for eggs. I don't do well with chicken and or pork.

I have had bouts of severe abdominal pain since I was young. I was also officially diagnosed with IBS in 2017. Since then, I went on a carnivore diet and now I have zero constipation and zero abdominal pain. I have always believed fiber cured constipation and hemorrhoids, but since I eliminated fiber from my diet, I have no abdominal pain anymore. This advice is correct for me!

@abranisdz34

3 жыл бұрын

What works for you may not work for others

@ClassicJukeboxBand

3 жыл бұрын

@@abranisdz34 You may be right.

@beardumaw24

2 жыл бұрын

adranis, than kerp stuffing your face with lots and lots of fiber, lol

@ADinh16

5 ай бұрын

did you give up on carbs at that time when you stopped fiber?@@ClassicJukeboxBand

@ClassicJukeboxBand

5 ай бұрын

I just went carnivore and I guess at the same time.@@ADinh16

I ate a _"healthy"_ diet for 15 years. Lots of fruit, vegetables, whole grains etc. I routinely averaged 30-40 g of fibre a day. I drank lots of water and liquids and yet I was constipated all the time. Not to the point of having to take medication, but my stools were large and fairly dry and defecating was always a chore. I went Keto a few months ago, I still have a salad every day but only 10-15g of fibre on most days when you add up the nuts and avocadoes etc. According to generally accepted health thinking I should be bound up but the opposite is true. My stool is smaller in diameter, softer and easier than it has been in 20 years. A lot of this is due to Dr. Mason and his lectures from Low Carb Down Under. Thanks Doc!!

After eating low carb for 21 months I finally decided to do an N=1 experiment to see if I needed the added fibre I was eating. I had been consuming 2T chia seeds and 1t psyllium husk every day thinking that I needed it. Over that time I've been watching a lot of videos and have heard that you don't need fibre. So 1.5 weeks ago I stopped the chia and psyllium. As a precaution I also kept my hard cheese intake as low as possible (I know that this causes me constipation) but still had some cream and soft cheeses. I eat 3 meals per day. Previously I would have a bowel movement once a day but now I am having 2 movements a day, which really surprised me because I expected to miss a day. Today was the first movement that was a normal formation, whereas they had been more like rabbit poops, but I was very thankful that I didn't get blocked up which was my concern. And I've lost 1kg which I'm assuming is because I am not carrying around water-soaked chia seeds!

5:47 - The original saying was, 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating.'

Full carnivore 4 years, wish I started 30 years ago. Zero digestion issues, zero farting. Easy muscle gain, super lean and high sex drive.

@individualisttv9247

2 жыл бұрын

They think we’re crazy, but carnivore fucking WORKS

And yet, unfortunately, low fibre for me has correlated to chronic constipation. I like keto, but I don't like constipation

@ascendtoaesthetics

5 жыл бұрын

no reason to abandon keto, add green vegetables to your keto diet for fibre.

@Jefferdaughter

4 жыл бұрын

@@ascendtoaesthetics - Fiber does not relieve constipation. One example is young infants who are (hopefully) consuming only breast milk. They have no issues with constipation. Dr. Mason's presentation 'From Fiber to the Microbiome - Low Carb Gut Health' goes into more detail on how fiber affects the bowl, and shares the details of the study he entions here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqWJsZaJaaSqeZM.html People on low carb diets, especially very low carb diets, need to make sure they get enough magnesium, water, and salt.

@Jefferdaughter

4 жыл бұрын

Even ketogenic diets vary quite a bit in the specific foods, and quantities of foods, eaten. Nuts can be a major factor in causing constipation. When using nuts to substitute for carby snacks, it is easy to eat enough of them to cause co constipation. When using nut flours to make substitutes for high carb foods, like pizza crust, breads, etc it is also easy to end up consuming a lot of nuts. Dr. Stephen Phinney, MD, PhD uses the term 'a well-formulated ketogenic diet'. You can check out videos of his presentations on YT. He makes a point of having people starting a ketogenic diet take magnesium supplements. Taking adequate magnesium can help prevent constipation. Magnesium can also relieve constipation, for example, magnesium sulfate, aka Epom salts. Leafy greens are a source of magnesium, as is homemade bone broth (which used to be just called 'broth'). Phinney also recommends that people on a ketogenic diet make sure they are drinking enough water, and taking enough salt. Phinney now works for Virta Health, a company that helps coach people to learn how to eat a well-formulated ketogenic diet, and assists with troubleshooting. Of course you can keep researching and trying things out for yourself, but the folks at Virta, including Dr. Phinney, have a lot of experience. D. Eric Westman has been helping people to lose weight and address other health issue for over 20 yeats at a clinic at Duke University. He focuses on making a keto diet simple and easy to follow, and gives his patients a list of foods they can eat. The list included 2 cups of leafy green and 1 cup of non-starch, non-root vegetables per day. He treats large numbers of people in his clinic, including a lot of those who are used to fast food and heat-and-serve meals, and he feels that most of them will not do thing like make bone broth - though it is simple and easy to do in a slow cooker/crockpot. You can find info on his approach on YouTUbe. That said, lack of fiber is not the cause of constipation in humans.

@wingmanone3791

4 жыл бұрын

Go carnivore, all constipation issues should disappear with this diet. Water, meat and salt is really all the human body needs. Try it, you'll be amazed.

@dthain

4 жыл бұрын

@@wingmanone3791 yup! Agreed

Excellent!

Strict keto carnivore created constipation to me. I introduced some fiber from onion cauliflower and flaxseed and it finally disappeared...

@2367J

4 жыл бұрын

Just my guess, but I'm thinking that the microbiome for healthy people can adapt, but it takes some time for the gut to adjust to a new diet. Increasing fiber might help relieve constipation by simply getting the digestion track used to digesting lots of fiber. When I tried carnivore, I got diarrhea for a while then adjusted. I'm guessing that it was flushing out some microbiome to adjust to the new way of eating.

@i_am_processing_

2 жыл бұрын

How much water were you drinking?

@Ultrajamz

Жыл бұрын

Maybe too low fat?

@veniqer

Жыл бұрын

​@@Ultrajamz Not maybe. Definitely.

@AnnabellaRedwood

6 ай бұрын

You must have been eating very lean. All you need to do is eat more fat.

Thank you Bart Kay, I can't lie this guy hasn't missed a beat yet.

This also makes sense to me. Query re: patient profiles -- elderly -- abdominal adhesions +obesity-stemming largely to prescribed medications for chronic pain + systemic inflammation suspected - as per LCDU presentations I have viewed + Neuro-pathic chronic pain due to Nerve Damage. This type of patient scenario is unfortunately common in 'modern' Western society. Cd you offer a public presentation addressing this type of scenario? .. and mentioning the problem of Over-Medication -esp. regarding Elderly.

Thank goodness this is finally being looked at. 🎉 3 months no poo is my record, UK doctors not interested, I've had colonoscopies / transit tests etc. Only advice was "eat more fibre" 🙄 So have been doing my own experiments.. fibre is NOT my friend.

@zeppelin1qaz

2 жыл бұрын

You could try probiotic tablets 2-3 times a week they quite effective.

@magdalena.slavova

2 жыл бұрын

3 months !!?? You gonna be dead if you do not poop for three months and also, why would you not take laxative or make enema....

@maggiechampion655

2 жыл бұрын

@@magdalena.slavova If you say so.......

@magdalena.slavova

2 жыл бұрын

@@maggiechampion655 It is not possible to survive to not poop at all for three months. Is your case medically documented? Why would you not make an enema, take a prescribed laxative, or go to the doctor but wait for 3 months !?

@maggiechampion655

2 жыл бұрын

@@magdalena.slavova 🤣 I must be a 👻 then. Why would I find and watch a You Tube video on constipation if it wasn't a serious concern, and then lie in the comments?! It's none of your business what I've tried and done, for you to judge without the full facts. Thank you.

Yeap fascinating topic ! From Quito Ecuador ✔

I wonder what Robert Lustig would think about this info about fiber.

I'm keto for some time. meat, fats, oils, green leafy veges in moderation. Vitamin C tablets, NAC, K2. Cannot remember the last time I had constipation. I go on average twice a day, very very little gas. When I was on a 'normal' diet - I had gas all day long. (ask my wife :) ) I also have concerns that digested foods sitting in the bowel for 3 days or more may have some toxicity to the bowel and promote polyps. Ketosis changes the body fuel and may thus interfere with the process of polyp formation and progression through dysplasia to cancer. Daily passages gives a regular bowel clean. Wonder if there is any research on this. I did see a lecture once where increased fibre was associated with increased bowel cancer risk...but that was some time ago now...and memory may be faulty.

@w1975b

Жыл бұрын

Animal foods digest completely and are almost all absorbed/used by the body, very little waste to be excreted. Compare that to so-called plant "foods" which are mostly undigestable fiber, that would be what sits and rots in the intestines. Very low or zero plants consumed results in many people only going to the toilet every few days, with very little waste even then, because the body is using all the fat and protein from the animal foods (meat, cheese, etc).

Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Mason. Lots have suggested the Keto diet to help lose weight and help with my diabetes. It does that, but it's traditionally caused horrible constipation problems to which every doctor I've ever been to insists I increase my fiber in my diet. Every time I do it makes the problem worse, and worse, and worse. To which they say eat more fiber, eat more fiber, eat a different fiber, then eat more of that. Lots of low carb keto foods like Keto tortillas are made high fiber. I think I'm going to try Keto again, but this time limit the fiber.

@jobrown8146

11 ай бұрын

Any update please? Thanks.

@jimw6659

5 ай бұрын

Things to try: more fat, magnesium supplementation, vitamin c (which will be excreted), some extra water consumption (without going overboard). Good luck!

1:54 I can’t quite get what he is saying referring to “” function - just me ? Otherwise fantastic video real eye opener

interesting info

A good logical postulate. However experience on the ground suggest a significant number of people (not all) may experience constipation at the start of a Keto Diet which then resolves itself. Prof Tim Noakes recommended Psylian Husk. The mechanism at the transformation taking place during adaptation may need further investigation.

@MariA-bu2jv

3 жыл бұрын

Sky Runner In other comments here (incl Dr Mason’s) Psylian Husk does not work for constipation. One is better off using soluble fibre.

@veniqer

Жыл бұрын

Ketovores and carnivores who struggle with constipation aren't eating enough fat.

How it’s possible to eat no fiber and low carb in the same time? if the fiber cause constipation ?

Thank you so much for this vídeo and info. Why we have to eat so much fiber? It´s because of a marketing and stock suply chain issue? It´s really beneficial? All that fruit and vegetables that they told us that we have to eat? I don´t maybe we should not eating so much fiber: vegetables and fruits. I am starting to consider this fact. It´s to that when you eat to much sugar and carbohidrite you get constipations, inflamation...but not much people consider what happen when you eat to much fiber...

Dr. Paul Mason. Is Soluble fiber just as bad as insoluble fiber for digestive issues?.

@olivierstar8345

3 жыл бұрын

He said in another video better to eat Soluble fiber

@romeites6398

3 жыл бұрын

@olivier Star Which video? Link please

This is so interesting. I'm especially interested in that research, because I've been wondering: what if the effect of bloating is not necessarily due to the fibre itself, but more so due to the sugars & other substances that exist in those fibre-rich foods? I mean, it's quite difficult to exclude these as possible confounders, no?

@dianavp9054

2 жыл бұрын

Well ... nuts aren't sweet and they bloat me fiercely!

@Malcolm-Achtman

2 жыл бұрын

@@dianavp9054 There are other factors in food, besides sweetness/sugar that cause bloating. Look up FODMAPS.

@dianavp9054

2 жыл бұрын

@@Malcolm-Achtman Oh yes thanks. I'm very familiar with SIBO and FODMAPS having spent the past many years reading about them. Fructans and polyols really mess me up. As a non-breastfed baby, my very first formula was a mixture of evaporated milk and corn syrup (crazy right?), and my parents had no idea that that so called "food" was the reason I cried ALL the time as a baby, as a child, ... as an adult. No dairy or FODMAPS for me.

A few yrs ago I went keto for a few months and lost a lot of weight. However my bowels got severely impacted. I discovered bowel irrigation. For about two weeks I passed hundreds of black incredibly putrid smelling stools. I have a grade four rectal prolapse and diverticular disease now. I'd like to do keto again to lose some weight but darent

@Lamz..

2 жыл бұрын

You definitely should consider a 100% carnivore diet, only meat, eggs and butter with water.

@w1975b

Жыл бұрын

Along with the suggestion from Lamz, consider researching info from Christine Kent. She developed exercises, posture, etc for preventing and reversing many forms of prolapse. Her program is called The Whole Woman. Only guessing you're female, if not, the info may still help.

@janne2744

Жыл бұрын

@@w1975b thank you but I'm 72 yrs old now. I've damage caused by childbirth, 3 children and complications with all. I've done all sorts of specific exercises through the years. Plus at my age everything drops. Bowel irrigation on prescription helps but isn't the total answer. I grow my own berries and currants and eat natural food given by God. I keep as fit as I can for my age also. A bit of this and a bit of that. Walking, specific yoga exercises, even a vibration platform. Now I've been told I'm prediabetic. Not fun. 😩

@w1975b

Жыл бұрын

@@janne2744 my mother is 70, only had me but when she maintained the posture and did the exercises, she could tell an improvement was happening. She's not disciplined, though. I don't know if you tried Christine's program or not, you said "all sorts", but not specifically hers. She suffered with prolapse herself, went through surgery, etc and still had problems which made her determined to find a solution.

@lululove6175

6 ай бұрын

Know a woman who did carnivore “right”, and tried it because of all the anecdotal stories about healing gut. Long story ended up rushed to ER with a colon rupture. Almost died. She hadn’t pooped in two weeks.

Thanks doc. love from Bangladesh. Carnivore really works..

My dentist friend told me I'll have to eat fibre eventually or I wouldn't be able to go no2. That was a year ago. I'm still eagerly waiting to have problems.

@nasa_fanboy4434

2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting?

@w1975b

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like someone saying a carnivore will develop scurvy because they don't get any vitamin C.

@NobleSteed00

Жыл бұрын

@@nasa_fanboy4434 still waiting.

But there's nothing more satisfying than dropping a great big ol' "Captain's Log"!

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I take raw potato starch as a source of stable complicated carbohydrates instead of fibers. I believe it helps while I am on the Ketogenic diet.

@dthain

4 жыл бұрын

Why the fuck would u do that

@royedwards51

3 жыл бұрын

lol

no, in this case the proof is in the pooping😂 not the pudding 🚽

Can anyone elaborate how butyrate being converted to ketone or link me some sources? Thanks!!

@ascendtoaesthetics

5 жыл бұрын

all I'm going to say is that the major ketone body is beta-hydroxy-BUTYRATE.

@zambrocca

5 жыл бұрын

as far as I know, butyrate in not converted in to ketones; it is a "ketone" itself, despite not being chemically a ketone

@Jefferdaughter

4 жыл бұрын

Jeff Volek, PhD and Stephen Phinney, MD, PhD both go into the more technical aspect of nutritional ketosis, including some of the biochemistry, how nutritional ketosis differs from ketoacidosis, etc, in some of their presentations available on KZread.

Like carnivores I think we used fibre when needed... like cats and dogs. We shouldn’t eat it unless we are very clogged up to push everything out. Personally when I consume a lot of fibre I feel sick

@w1975b

Жыл бұрын

Your 2nd sentence was answered by Dr. Mason's analogy to a traffic jam.

I think I'm in love :)

@TMB247

4 жыл бұрын

She does have a Cute Factor and I am Single but the Commute would probably be a Deal Killer

What "literature" or studies is he referring to that shows that fiber causes constipation? I hear none actually cited besides the one he did himself.

I hear a few people promoting psyllium husk for constipation. I'm not convinced, what do you think Dr. Mason?

@DrPaulMason

5 жыл бұрын

Not only is there no researching showing it helps symptoms of constipation, it is well known to increase bloating.

@xoxokhan2035

5 жыл бұрын

Dr Paul Mason 👍🏻

@johnnypenso9574

5 жыл бұрын

When I first went Keto a few months ago I added psyllium husk because I was afraid of being constipated like I was previously. Nothing changed. My stool was still larger and harder than it should be. I continued to research and ran across Dr. Mason on Low Carb Down Under talking about his very subject and the same study he refers to here. I stopped taking the psyllium husk and within a few days my stools were much smaller in diameter and much softer, basically normal. Only an anecdote but I'd never advise anyone to take fibre now to relieve constipation.

@anonmouse956

4 жыл бұрын

Even when I thought plants were good for you I still knew psyllium does nothing for you just from experience.

"Proof is in the pudding." ROFL

I love Dr. Mason, but this is totally untrue. I have tried High fat, med protein, low carb (or no carb). By day 2, I am completely constipated and severely uncomfortable.

@gloriaharbridge4986

4 жыл бұрын

Untrue for you. Not necessarily a lot of people. Glad you found what was right for you.

@kimberlycooper4170

3 жыл бұрын

Christine Strong , when I take sufficient magnesium, I don't get any constipation.

@MariA-bu2jv

3 жыл бұрын

It is always valuable to read the comments. I found that some people get constipated on keto at first but it soon passes. Persevere 🙂

@w1975b

Жыл бұрын

@@MariA-bu2jv yes, for most people the gut goes through an adjustment period when change is happening with diet.

Can you please tell me what would a person do who thinks they have not defecated completely? Someone who has endometriosis

But why, why would we go this direction if its not borne out by the literature?

Then what to eat to relif constipation..

@1Ma9iN8tive

4 жыл бұрын

Dev Gtm - my question exactly

@hannahserves2253

4 жыл бұрын

Carnivore diet

@2367J

4 жыл бұрын

curious if anyone thinks O.M.A.D. helps? giving the gut more time to clean the lining... thinking of guilia enders talk: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eoKBs8GwZ8u-hKQ.html

@lothekitty1327

3 жыл бұрын

Raw goats milk kefir

@lf7065

3 жыл бұрын

Drink more water! To relieve constipation, your colon needs to be hydrated.

Can I drink milk?

@JasonBuckman

Жыл бұрын

Full fat only. Stay away from low fat and skim.

"The proof is in the pudding." And the benefits of reducing fiber is better pudding.

Me on: Keto: bloated + constipated. Carnivore: bloated + constipated. Low carb: bloated + constipated. Omnivore: bloated but NOT constipated. All I need is some oats/porridge, or some wholemeal toast, and things flow smoothly. I tried everything to get rid of my severe and permanent bloating, and nothing has worked. Probiotic supplements, kefir, several interventions to k!ll the "bad bacteria," which only made things worse. Imagine being unemployed and spending every penny you have on "gut specialists," supplements, etc, for years, and no luck. Only recently, I started thinking that maybe I'm full of visceral fat, despite not being overweight. I do intermittent fasting, and I don't eat any seed oils or added sugar, apart from a little raw honey. Unfortunately I can't exercise because I have Long Covid, and I'm very tired all the time. Time will tell, I guess.

Make sure you're getting enough magnesium and fat so you don't get bound up....

Simple logic. It is in the definition for dietary fiber that it’s INDIGESTIBLE…. So why would I want to put it into my DIGESTIVE system??? Makes no sense at all.

I dont need fiber at all.

weird lamp btw

Well, Jumbo Oats make me do massive poohs, surely that's good?

@veniqer

Жыл бұрын

It shows that your body isn't digesting the oats.

Hello, everybody. I am doing the carnivore diet for about 2 years. It has been great for my energy, weight maintanence, muscle pain, tooth sensibility, etc. But I spent the great majority of this time with diarrhea or constipation, in the last times only constipation. I tried every tip in the internet, without success. I was afraid I would have to abandon the carnivore diet, because I was even with pain and bleeding when "going to the bathroom". But finally i discovered something that made effect. It is Brewer's yeast powder. I started using it about two months ago and it is literaly saving my ass. I know it is not a carnivore food and has fiber, that generate a lot of gas depending on the quantity... but for me it has being a real miracle. I ate about 150g per day in the biginning. Many days even more then 200g because it is really delicious mixtured with melted butter, with a pasty consistency. Now I am trying to limit it to about 75g to not surpass the 20g of carbs per day and stay in ketosis. I am not sure if it is healthy. But maybe, if like me, you tried everything and is about to give up, it could be of some help.

@MariA-bu2jv

3 жыл бұрын

Nutritional yeast is very good for the gut. Brewers yeast is much the same but with the bitter taste left in. All good.

@brendakemp9060

3 жыл бұрын

It is loaded with B1. Very good for you. If it's working keep doing it.

Fiber bulked up the stool making it bigger, softer and easier to pass. So even though the stool is bigger and the opening remains small, a bigger but softer stool can easily get expelled without any discomfort. Only doctors down under had demonized fiber so far.

@annieosullivan1043

Жыл бұрын

😮😅😅

@tanyasydney2235

Жыл бұрын

Well then how about a smaller and softer stool! That would be even easier.

@veniqer

Жыл бұрын

Not true. Adding more fiber has never worked for me. Drinking more water has never helped. The only thing that works consistently is to eat enough raw animal fat.

Thanks for the video hope you read the bible and understand Gods wisdom if you haven't yet, make a change, turn your life to Christ if you don't want to go to hell and burn forever( Matthew 16:24, John 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,John 14:6 ) Many people will disagree and mock you trust me, but its worth it for an eternity praising our Creator. As Jesus said "if they hate you remember they first hated me"(John 15:18). Read the KJV bible, start from the New testament. God bless you

@royedwards51

3 жыл бұрын

No one will burn in Hell forever. Shut the Hell up you idiot.

Ur not reading the proper literatures..u should do more research..

No citation provided for the referenced study. Australians. eyeroll.