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Eat more fibre- your doctor will recommend it. – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Dietary fibre is principally composed of plant cell walls which include components obtained from cell walls  (e.g. cellulose, pectin, and lignin) and non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) from other sources (e.g. seaweeds and micro-organisms). In short, fibre is the skeleton of plants for structural support. Unlike other food components, such as fats, proteins or carbohydrates — which your body breaks down and absorbs in your small gut — your body doesn’t digest fibre. Instead, it passes relatively intact through your stomach, small intestine and colon and out of your body. This is not true. A small amount of fibre is metabolised in the stomach and intestine; the rest is passed through the gastrointestinal tract and makes up a part of the stool. There are two types of dietary fibre, soluble and insoluble. Most plants contain both soluble ...