A. Well, if someone finds themselves trapped in middle of either not being able to afford traditional major medical insurance, or not able to qualify for insurance because of pre-existing conditions, alternative is to participate in a health care savings benefit program. These programs allow you to purchase your health care at Managed Care Prices which are reduced rates that traditional insurance companies pay doctors and hospitals. The better programs also offer additional membership insured benefits as well like accident benefits, daily hospital benefit, office visit benefit, and accidental death benefits to name a few. The key to finding a program to fit your needs is to look for a company that has been in business for a long time with a track record of assisting people attain these kinds of savings. A program with feature driven benefits is your best value when looking for non-insurance alternative health care solutions in today’s market.

Whatever type of fiber you choose, you must make sure to build dosage up gradually. If you add masses of fiber to your diet all at once you will probably feel very gassy and bloated. Instead, try just a small spoon of fiber once a day and build up to recommended dose on label. Most supplements will recommend that you take product with lots of water, and to make sure you are drinking enough water for rest of day as well.

It will take a little while before you see effects of supplement, so don’t give up if you don’t feel better after a few days. Try taking a supplement for one or two weeks to really give it time to work.

These days there are many different ways to take fiber supplements. You can buy traditional powder form, which is swallowed with water or soft food, or you can buy wafers, tablets or capsules, which can be very handy if you need to travel and don’t want to carry a whole can of fiber with you.

Most people prefer to take one dose of fiber in early morning, perhaps with their breakfast, and then another with dinner or just before their evening meal. You will need to experiment to find right dosage for your symptoms and best time to take fiber, but if you can find a supplement and dose that works for you it will be well worth effort, because you will have found a cheap, drug-free way to help keep your IBS under control.