Word: psyllium
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...food is absorbed in the small intestine and not enough bulk reaches the colon to cause automatic muscle contraction (peristalsis). The thing to do, says Dr. Bargen, is to get more bulk into the colon. Thus far, the job has been done awkwardly by sprinkling agar-agar, kelp and psyllium seeds on breakfast foods...