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Brand · Wheat dextrin (Benefiber)

Benefiber: Reddit Owner Reviews

3.7 Benefiber score (92 owner comments, 45 rated)
Owner sentiment3.7
Recommendations1.9
Tolerability4.8
ValueNot rated

Ingredient overall: Wheat dextrin (Benefiber) 3.7 from 92 owner comments.

Commonly praised

  • Bloating & gas: 3
  • Regularity: 2
  • Urgency & loose stools: 2

Common complaints

  • Side effects: 2

What owners say about Benefiber

4/5

“Switching to 2 teaspoons of Benefiber twice a day has helped me a bit with this.”

owner comment via r/IBS · 2026-03-27 · 10 upvotes
4/5

“I have also had great success the last few years taking Benefiber daily in my coffee each morning and now my issues went from 10 to 4 very manageable .”

owner comment via r/IBS · 2026-05-01 · 5 upvotes
3/5 Pain & crampingUrgency & loose stools

“Try benefiber. It will help with both constipation and diarrhea. Its literally been the most helpful thing for me during all of this along with fasting (I do it intuitively, only one or 2 meals a day depending on how I feel, eaten veeery…”

owner comment via r/IBS · 2026-05-04 · 4 upvotes
2/5

“I take one tsp of Benefiber daily and try to eat a little fiber but not much.”

owner comment via r/IBS · 2025-11-10 · 3 upvotes
4/5

“Benefiber worked for me but you gotta start with half a teaspoon and work up or it'll turn into cement”

owner comment via r/IBS · 2026-07-25 · 3 upvotes
4/5 Urgency & loose stools

“If I take benefiber every day, first thing I do when I wake up in the morning...my diarrhea symptoms are sooo much better”

owner comment via r/IBS · 2026-08-30 · 3 upvotes
5/5

“Also I have been taking these olly "keep it moving" gummies and benefiber gummies everyday for about a week and but I think the prunes are the real game changer since I started them just a couple days ago.”

owner comment via r/Constipation · 2026-01-07 · 2 upvotes
4/5

“I have been using Benefiber for a year now, and it has helped keep things moving.”

owner comment via r/Constipation · 2026-04-02 · 2 upvotes

Benefiber on Amazon

Example product · not Reddit-scored

Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement Powder, Unflavored, 250 Teaspoons

Brand on Reddit: 3.7 from 92 owner comments · Benefiber owner reviews
$22.98 on Amazon (price as of 2026-11-03). Prices change; check Amazon for the current price.
Example product · not Reddit-scored

Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement Powder, Unflavored, 28 Stick Packs

Brand on Reddit: 3.7 from 92 owner comments · Benefiber owner reviews
$13.79 on Amazon (price as of 2026-11-03). Prices change; check Amazon for the current price.

Last updated 2026-11-03. Brand comments are a subset of the Wheat dextrin (Benefiber) comments.