BPC-157 vs Fiber for digestion
Short answer: For digestion, users rate them about the same: 84% report improvement with BPC-157 (111 reports) and 83% with Fiber (30 reports).
BPC-157 has 0 meta-analyses and 0 randomized trials on PubMed; Fiber has 1,399 and 3,260.
Based on 1,613 reports about BPC-157 and 66 about Fiber. Not medical advice.
| BPC-157 Peptide | Fiber Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 54%helped919 reports · high confidence | 70%helped31 reports · medium confidence |
| Verdict | Mixed | Mostly positive |
| Research | DResearch: None | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 0 / 0 | 1,399 / 3,260 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Recovery % reporting improvement | 96% (494) | — |
| Pain & inflammation % reporting improvement | 86% (485) | — |
| Digestion % reporting improvement | 84% (111) | 83% (30) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 65% (128) | — |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 80% (76) | 100% (2) |
| Common side effects | fatigue, anhedonia, anxiety, headache | can exacerbate |
| Typical dose reported | Not listed | 1/2 teaspoon / with wet food |
“after 2+ years of nothing working, this is the 1st thing to reverse significant muscle damage ... 40% increase in my range of motion, and nearly the same in muscle strength.”
Fiber supplementation is effective at improving constipation. Particularly, psyllium, doses >10 g/d and treatment durations of at least 4 weeks appear optimal, though caution is needed when interpreting the results due to considerable heterogeneity. These findings provide promising evidence on the optimal type and regime of fiber supplementation, which could be used to standardize recommendations to patients. The protocol for this review is registered at PROSPERO as CRD42020191404.
Am J Clin Nutr, 2022 ↗“I truly feel much less stressed in traffic/at work, etc. I cannot believe how little fiber my family has, and therefore I grew up having.”
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