Still haven't found any receipes to speak of. We have tried water (don't recommend it) as well as: orange juice (light and low acid), V8 blend, pomegranate-cranberry, and even Arizona green tea. Sometimes there are still clumps but even I've gotten used to it, but ya gotta stir, stir, stir!!!

I am debating trying a couple of things, such as mixing it in a pudding cup or mixing a scoop into 8oz of Jello.

As far as the water goes, I did find the answer. Apparently microwaving water as opposed to heating it on the stove changes the molecular structure of water somewhat. Yeah, weird.

Oh yeah, we started to worry a little about the tea containing senna as a lot of medical sites advise not using it for 7 days in a row, but the Nature CS stated it was such a small amount blended with so many herbs that the warning wasn't applicable.

Nothing else extraordinary to report.

Nothing phenomenal yet. My husband still struggles a bit with constipation and I was dealing with the other extreme for a while; Natura's CS told me to continue steeping my tea only 30sec as opposed to 1-2 minutes. My husband was up to 6min but the cramping got so bad and didn't get much results so he's stepped down to steeping 3 minutes.

On the plus side, I'm quite used to drinking the fiber. My preferred drink is light OJ.

I haven't been adventurous yet with mixing it in pudding or Jello. I'm interested in trying it out more from curiousity than necessity.

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After today my husband and I can take a 5-day break from the Paranil pills and tea. Yay!

Although we are still disappointed in lack of results. Not just what I noted last week but also we have not had increased energy. So far the only "result" we have both noted is increase in smell. Bleh!

Although following directions exactly he is still often constipated, despite steeping for 8 minutes. Usually a lot of gas and little elimination. At first it seemed sometimes like new stuff was pushing out old stuff (the stools were half dark and half light) but that only lasted the first week or so; now everything looks recent and normal.

By following directions I do mean exact. Pills first thing when we wake up and the fiber (which is not bad at all now) 15 minutes later. Tea before bedtime. Neither of us drink soda and we are fasting for a year from coffee/hot chocolate. Water is not a problem and we monitor how much so as not to exceed 10 glasses a day. We've even been calling Natura CS on a weekly basis with our concerns. Although they are friendly and helpful, the advice does not seem to be helping much.

We will finish the 3-month supply (1&1/2 each) just in case, but unless there is improvements then we will not be ordering another 3-month supply.

No, it was not. But thank you so much, Laura, for making that suggestion! I will let him know to try that for a few days. We start steeping again very soon so it will be interesting to notice a change before then.

Using a fork seems to help me stir better to keep the fiber from clumping up. Who'd have guess?

I agree, I would like to try the product as long as possible but if its not working, then paying so much makes it more frustrating. Both my husband and I have no problem paying for an effective product, but if its not helping then I think we only have 2 months for the guarantee. But, here's hoping!

Thanks again for the input! Really appreciate it!