Fybogel Sachets 10

Fybogel is ispaghula husk, better known as psyllium: a soluble fibre that swallows many times its weight in water and turns to a soft gel in the gut, restoring the bulk and softness that most constipation actually lacks. It is what constipation guidelines list first, because it treats the usual cause rather than forcing the symptom, it is suitable indefinitely, and it carries a rare bonus: psyllium has FDA-recognised evidence of modestly lowering LDL cholesterol by binding bile acids on the way through. The 10-sachet pack is the introduction size: enough days to feel the rhythm change and commit to fibre as the daily fix.

Most constipation is a fibre deficit, and no stimulant fixes a deficit. A daily soluble fibre corrects the mechanics of the stool itself, keeps working for as long as you take it, and quietly helps your cholesterol while it does. It is also the laxative that ends the laxative cycle: taken daily, it makes the rescue products progressively unnecessary.