Patient was educated on how to take Metamucil as follows:

1. Take Metamucil with a full 8 oz. of water.
2. Take it at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication.
3. Maintain strict compliance with intake of Metamucil as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication.
4. Do not change the dose on Metamucil without consulting your doctor.
5. Space Metamucil out by at least 2 hours from other medications, as bulk laxatives reduce the absorption of some prescription medications.
6. Watch out for any signs and symptoms of dehydration, worsening of constipation, any intense acute abdominal pain, and offensive flatulence to report to your doctor immediately, so that, a change in plan could be considered.
7. If you miss a dose, try taking it at the earliest notice of noncompliance. If it is time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the dose scheduled. Do not take an extra dose to try making up for the missed dose.