10/09/2026
Are you on the TikTok fibermaxxing train yet?
Of all the nutrition trends the internet could have latched onto, I am genuinely thrilled that fiber is having its moment.
We need it, and so do the microbes living in our digestive track. Certain fibers make their way to the colon where they can be fermented by bacteria, producing short-chain fatty acids that play important roles in the intestinal barrier, immune function, and inflammation.
Fibermaxxing gets one very important thing right: most of us could benefit from paying more attention to fiber. But the conversation should not stop at how many grams you can squeeze into a day. The type of fiber you eat, the variety of food they come from, and how your digestive system responds are all part of the picture.
What types of fiber are you getting? How much variety is on your plate? What was your intake like before you doubled it? Are you drinking enough? How are your bowel movements? Are you suddenly bloated after introducing five high fiber foods at once? What does your overall diet look like? And, most importantly, how is 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 body responding?
Two women can make the exact same dietary change and not have the exact same experience and that does not make either one of them wrong.
Fiber is incredibly important, and more fiber may be exactly what your body needs. But good nutrition has never been about collecting the highest score possible on one nutrient. A fiber supplement can absolutely have a place, but it is not a substitute for eating a variety of fiber rich foods that provide different types of fiber, probiotics, nutrients, and compounds your body and microbiome can use.
If you are tired of trying to piece together nutrition, digestion, hormones, and symptoms based on whatever is trending on your feed that week, this is exactly the kind of bigger picture work we can do together. DM me or head to the link in my bio to get started.