New Delhi, May 5 -- Fiber, a type of carbohydrate, cannot be digested by our body. But it has a lot of health benefits, including providing support in weight loss-journey, reducing blood sugar levels and enhance gut health. If you have issues like constipation or diarrhea, you may be told to have more fiber in your diet to reduce the symptoms. Following a high-fiber diet may help you to manage these problems, but there may be health issues if you are not careful. We tell you the side effects of a high-fiber diet.

What is fiber?

The macronutrient carbohydrate is categorised as monosaccharide, disaccharide and polysaccharide. Fiber is one of the polysaccharides derived from plants, shares dietitian Leena Martin.

There are two types of fi...