Part of the Casswiki article series Books
Fiber Menace is a book by Konstantin Monastyrsky, first published in 2005. It discusses an important and often overlooked piece of the dietary puzzle: the detrimental role of fiber. Excess fiber is damaging to the gut in several ways, and also reduces absorption of nutrients. Over time, unhealthily enlarged stools may permanently stretch and damage the gut (including its nerve endings), resulting in chronic constipation and dependence on fiber.
This book is of particular importance for people with severe gut issues of many kinds, where a reduction in fiber intake is often very helpful, or even crucial, for healing. Such people are often adviced by less well-informed doctors to increase their fiber intake, which can lead to worsening of symptoms and to irreversible damage to the gut.
See also
- Constipation
- Fiber
- Paleo diet
- Ketogenic diet
External links
- Gut Sense: How to reverse and prevent constipation in children and adults (The author’s website, which offers much information and the related book Gut Sense for free.)
- About Fiber Menace by Konstantin Monastyrsky (Description, summary, and excerpts of at the author’s website.)
- Cassiopaea Forum: “Life Without Bread” (Chronicles the development of our older paleo diet, beginning in 2011, with all of the collective input and experiences. Information from Fiber Menace is discussed here and there throughout much of the thread.)