{"id":260390,"date":"2025-07-13T01:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T01:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260390\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T01:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T01:41:14","slug":"nutritionist-warns-that-extreme-fibremaxxing-trend-isnt-as-good-as-it-seems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260390\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutritionist warns that extreme ‘fibremaxxing’ trend isn’t as good as it seems"},"content":{"rendered":"

While everyone has become fibre conscious, upping your fibre intake straight away may be doing more harm than good according to an expert – and this is how you can relieve your symptoms\"womanBoosting your fibre intake is important – but you should be careful (stock photo)(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

Fibre<\/a> has become the latest wellness fix taking over social media<\/a> – but how much is too much? We’ve gone from being protein obsessed to fibre obsessed, leading to the fibermaxxing trend, which sees TikTok users loading up on their fibre intake and often taking it to the extreme.<\/p>\n

Fibremaxxing has taken off thanks to the knowledge that many of us aren’t getting enough of it in our diet. Eating lots of fibre is associated with a lower risk of heart disease<\/a>, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer<\/a>, and the NHS<\/a> recommends we intake 30g a day. This can be through certain foods such as wholegrains, wholeweats, brown rice, beans, lentils or chickpeas and fresh fruit.<\/p>\n

While it’s important to have a balanced diet, and making sure we have the right fibre intake, leading nutritionist, Rob Hobson, warns that we shouldn\u2019t go all in straight away and start fibermaxxing. As most adults are only eating an average of about 20g day, we need to find ways of increasing our intake.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Best breakfast food to eat to lower cholesterol without any medication<\/a>\"bread\"You can get fiber from wholegrains and wholeweat (Image: Western Morning News)<\/p>\n

However it may not be a good idea to overload your body with fibre straight away according to Hobson, who said: “If you go from a low to a very high fibre intake too quickly, it can lead to bloating, gas, cramps, and even interfere with the absorption of minerals like iron, calcium, and zinc.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople with sensitive guts or conditions like IBS may also find that high-fibre diets, especially those rich in fermentable fibres, can trigger symptoms,” he told Bio Kult, UK supplement brand.<\/p>\n

Content cannot be displayed without consentSigns that you’ve had too much fibre<\/p>\n

Common symptoms of too much fibre include:<\/p>\n