Alex Mercer · May 5, 2026
IBS-D (diarrhea-dominant) sufferers — acacia may loosen stools further in some individuals
Anyone seeking rapid constipation relief — this is a slow, consistent intervention
People with confirmed or suspected SIBO
Alex Mercer · April 28, 2026
When Constipation Became My Own Problem to Solve After 15 years advising clients on gut health, I thought I had constipation figured out. Then a particularly stressful season of back-to-back clinic days, disrupted sleep, and travel caught up with me…
Alex Mercer · January 22, 2026
Someone of mine used to buy the same fiber bar every morning, convinced she was doing everything right, and couldn’t understand why the bloating never let up. For years I made the same mistake myself — treating fiber as one single thing you either got enough of or didn’t. It wasn’t until I dug into … Read more
Alex Mercer · January 21, 2026
A conversation with someone last month stuck with me. She described the familiar pattern: finishing lunch, feeling physically stuffed, yet an hour later hunting through the pantry anyway—followed by that heavy, sluggish afternoon sensation. The culprit, once we dug into her eating patterns, turned out to be something deceptively simple: she was chronically undereating fiber … Read more