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I have spoken both  nutritionist, as well as those that are supposed to be knowledgeable in nutrition and giving advice to J pouches In the hospital. The latter was very unhelpful and I ended up giving her more information about my situation then she even knew so I find these people that don’t have this situation not very helpful. They just don’t get it.The recent conversation I spoke of was with my regular gastroenterologist when I spoke of the excess liquid Transit time And me needing to have some thing to help absorb that better. I do believe when it comes to medication the two hours you mentioned would be very appropriate. However, It’s like someone else mentioned above, it’s a little different when we’re discussing food and our situations. The doctor didn’t feel like the nutrition from food was being compromised at all With the psyllium fiber and that it’s main purpose was just to slow things down.and when she said to take it 10 minutes or so before a meal, it has helped me tremendously because it helps absorb any excess fats oils Or other particles when I go to eat. When I took it after I ate it doesn’t seem to be quite  as effective Because the food is going down first and there’s nothing to help bulk it Already in place. I hope that makes some sense. I say give it a go both ways. You will have to determine how many times a day you might need to take it but I’ve been told you can take it quite a few times a day. Our diet in general lacks fiber as it is so it’s a great source to make up for that.  thicker peanut butter with no nuts, applesauce, ripe bananas, things like that help as well. The smoothies, lately I’ve been doing some strawberries with oat nut milk a few blueberries don’t overdo those because of the tough skins, I throw in A little bit of honey or agave nectar for some sweetness, then I put in 1 T  of Chia seeds which also help bulk when blended and are extremely good source of protein.  With the fruit smoothies I find the ninja blender works fine but with green smoothies, I would take it easy on things like spinach that increase output or Kale that is way too fibrous to blend well for me anyway Unless you have a vita mix or similar expensive blender.and stick to easy to digest greens even if it’s just lettuces. There’s a lot of recipes out there just watch for the hard to blend things if you don’t have an exceptionally good blender like a vita mix because they won’t break down the greens enough for you and you will have particles that are not juiced. So if you look up green smoothies on Google just stay away from things with citric acid or highly acidic fruits and stick to those that seem to work well with your body. We are all different.  if nothing else, go to your local store like whole foods that sell green smoothies and order a couple, if they agree with you write down the ingredients for when you get a proper blender. I know they can be expensive But what a great way to less painfully get the foods and nutrition that you need. Break it down and it will absorb so much easier in your body than trying to break down Whole Foods.  Easily absorbable. With our fast transit time as it is, we need easily absorbed foods to keep up our nutrition levels. This is just a start and I hope it gets you on the right track

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