You probably had trouble sleeping because your guts were churning from
that much fiber. Unless you have a daily intake of food that has that
much fiber in it you will have some minor problems until your gut learns
to handle it. At least that's what happens to me. YMMV

Cross postings removed as I don't usually post to those groups.

George

john wrote:

> Yesterday, I ate a whear/oat bran mixture that I bought from the store
> about 2 weeks ago and ended up having problems sleeping the same
> night. Was it because the bran went bad? Does anyone know the shelf
> life of wheat/oat bran?
> I am aware that the germ is removed from the wheat kernel to prevent
> rancidity, but I thought the wheat bran outer hull was removed for
> taste reasons. would it be correct to assume that the bran, like the
> wheat germ, is removed for rancidity reasons also?