What Camilla said about Metamucil is very true. I take it for diarrhea and my sister takes it for constipation. I buy it in individual packages which holds about a teaspoon, and is effervescent. I just barely use enough water to get it down, like 1/2 glass. Best wishes. Jo Ann ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn