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What Is A Fibrous Diet?

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It's a major concern of the one who is bearing the pain of an anal fissure. Every article on the internet about anal fissure mentions following a fibrous diet, although they don't say what constitutes a fibrous diet
What makes a diet fibrous?

According to the American Heart Association, fiber intake per day for an adult male and an adult female must be 38 grams and 25 grams respectively. These numbers are consistent among the websites, but it's hard to quantify our daily intake.

The concept of a fibrous diet caught my attention when I was suffering from an anal fissure. I didn't go completely haywire on it, but I started by adding some fiber to my diet. Before my diet included anything deep-fried like instant noodles (cakes in those packets are fried), pakodas (to I just lived on snacks). You can imagine how my taste buds were.

So I went from devouring the fried foods to a typical Indian vegetarian diet, which has roti(whole wheat), rice, and dal (pigeon pea dal); these three, whether lunch or dinner are always included except for sabzi (curry or cooked leafy vegetables) which is different every time. For leafy vegetables, we make fenugreek weed, dill weed, spinach, and amaranth. For the curry, we have legumes and gourds.

This was my diet. It has been ever since. For breakfast, I have tomato sauce pasta without the cheese, poha (flattened rice), upma (semolina), or chila (this is like a pancake but not exactly, made of gram flour). Also when I was suffering from an anal fissure, I used to have milk with dates and juices of fruits, beetroot. Buttermilk too helped to ease bowel movement (juices were substitutes for water).

If you look at what I have been eating, all those things possess fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber give bulk to your stool, whereas insoluble fiber give weight.

Now, everything is voluntary, and I don't gorge on anything. I eat to keep my gut healthy and also to avoid the traumatic experience while defecating. Sometimes I do indulge in eating junk food. 

In my opinion, this is a fibrous diet. An elaborate view of the diet: here.


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  1. AnonymousAugust 9, 2020 at 5:57 AM

    The blogger clearly explains how to deal with just a change in food habits.
    Guidance of what is fibrous food has helped.

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  2. UnknownApril 12, 2022 at 4:15 AM

    I found this when I was desperately searching for real life experiences on quora. This blog is a blessing in disguise and I'm gonna read it like my daily Bible to reinstall the lost hope of mine. Thank you so much

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    1. AnonymousMarch 10, 2023 at 11:35 PM

      How is your condition now?? Recovered??

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    2. AnonymousAugust 7, 2024 at 8:25 PM

      Same brooo did it heal

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