Patient Handouts

Konsyl Pharmaceuticals has provided these patient handouts about dietary fiber and good health. You may download and print as many copies of these fiber & health condition patient handouts as you like. The printable brochures are in PDF format. They require Adobe® Reader®, probably already on your computer; it is also available at www.adobe.com.

The Konsyl Fiber Facts brochure is also available in a color printed format, in both English and Spanish. This brochure also includes a coupon for your patients to save on Konsyl products. 

Topics include:

  • What is constipation?
  • What causes constipation?
  • Constipation among the general population
  • Constipation during pregnancy
  • Constipation among the elderly
  • Medical and diagnostic solutions
Soluble Fiber Benefits for Type 2 Diabetes (Download Patient Handout)

Topics include:

  • Type 2 diabetes: what is it?
  • What are the signs of diabetes?
  • How serious is it?
  • What is a desirable blood glucose level?
  • A balanced diet: necessary treatment for diabetes to keep blood glucose at a healthy level
Avoiding Diverticular Disease with Fiber (Download Patient Handout)

Topics include:

  • What is diverticular disease?
  • Why is the colon a problem site?
  • How do I avoid excess pressure on the colon?
  • How can increased fiber in the diet relieve this condition?
  • What are good dietary habits?
  • What are dietary fiber supplements?

Topics include:

  • Are you sure you have hemorrhoidal problems?
  • Is surgery always required?
  • Non-surgical treatment options for hemmorhoids
  • Surgical office procedures
  • Hemmorhoids in pregnancy
IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Download Patient Handout)

Topics include:

  • IBS affects over 40 million Americans.
  • Do you have it?
  • How serious is it?
  • How can you get rid of it?

Topics include:

  • What is dietary fiber?
  • Soluble vs insoluble fiber
  • Why increase my fiber intake?
  • How can I add extra fiber to my diet?
  • Benefits of psyllium fiber
Datos Sobre La Fibra  (Fiber Facts in Spanish) (Download Patient Handout)

Topics include:

  • ¿Qué es la fibra dietética?
  • ¿Cómo puedo aumentar mi consume de fibra?
  • ¿En qué le beneficia un aumento del consumo de fibra?
  • ¿Cuándo se debe tomar un suplemento de fibra?

The Fiber Facts handout, in both English and Spanish, are also available in a printed color brochure.