Every now and then someone asks "how much resistant starch should people start off with".
There are some comments on the internet on this, but the opinions can be hard to find.
Maybe these three links will help with this. They illustrate the
very different opinions on how much resistant starch to start off with.
"If you choose to try supplementing with RS, start with small doses of about ¼ teaspoon once daily, and very gradually increase the amount as tolerated. Some increased gas and bloating is expected as your gut flora changes and adapts, but... If you experience marked discomfort, then decrease the amount you’re taking for a few days until your symptoms resolve....the benefits of resistant starch may be seen when consuming around 15 to 30 grams daily (equivalent to two to four tablespoons of potato starch). This may be too much for some people to tolerate, particularly in the setting of gut dysbiosis....If you experience marked GI distress with even small amounts of RS, this may be an indication of SIBO...or microbial dysbiosis, and you may need to consider working with a healthcare practitioner to establish a more balanced gut microbiome through the use of herbal antimicrobials and probiotics before adding RS"
This comment was from:
http://chriskresser.com/how-resistant-starch-will-help-to-make-you-healthier-and-thinner/
"I was hit with negative symptoms from several weeks in, and what worked best for me was to stop the starch (100%) and wait until things came back to baseline before proceeding
very slowly. I'm currently taking 1/2 tsp every 4 days and I'm reacting less and less each dose. I'm still experiencing positive effects from RS on these modest doses."
This comment was from:
http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...ve-been-looking-for.26976/page-63#post-452597
"When I started this, I was mostly bedridden and couldn't take even 1/4 tsp of RS or other things without massive symptoms.... I don't post about it publicly because I don't for one second wish to encourage anyone else to push through damage. The most common outcome when ME patients push through anything is that they just end up sicker than they started, sometimes permanently so....That said, I think an honest discussion is preferable to hypocrisy. It's all well and good to talk about moderation and going low & slow but the harsh reality of the situation is that some people with ME will get negative symptoms even from one mg of these substances and for some there is no prebiotic - none - that doesn't produce inflammation."
This comment was from:
http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...e-been-looking-for.26976/page-140#post-577780