Effect of Preoperative Fiber on Postoperative Bowel Function

Inclusion Criteria: * Women undergoing prolapse repair with or without hysterectomy on the University of Massachusetts urogynecology service Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide consent * Under 18 years of age * Pregnant women * Prisoners * As our validated questionnaires are only available in English, we are unable to offer study participation to Non-English speaking subjects * Because these conditions intrinsically affect bowel function, women with the following will be excluded: history of inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, rectovaginal fistula, sigmoid resection or rectal surgery * Because the use of motility agents can affect bowel function and stool transit, women using motility agents such as linaclotide will be excluded. * Concurrent bowel surgery due to potential effect on the surgical field * Concurrent anal sphincteroplasty due to potential effect on the surgical field * Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with known gastroparesis as this would affect transit of fiber supplement * Patients with a history of phenylketonuria as the psyllium fiber supplement we will be using contains phenylalanine * History of placement of sacral neuromodulating device for indication of fecal incontinence, as this would affect bowel function