nutrition and health

Laxative Foods

See also: laxatives; natural laxatives; laxative herbal tea; laxatives for weight loss

What are laxative foods

Laxative foods stimulate peristalsis of the colon, favoring or speeding up the evacuation of feces. Vegetables, honey, legumes, fruit, beer, milk, black bread and broth belong to this category.

The laxative effect of food cannot ignore the generous consumption of water.

The most effective laxative foods include tamarind and cassia, generally taken in the form of jam or syrup. Moving to our latitudes, the laxative food par excellence is given by dried prunes (in case of obstinate constipation, it is recommended to soak them in the evening in a glass of water, then consuming them on waking up together with the residual liquid and a spoonful of honey) . Other laxative foods are blackberries, grapes, figs, licorice, peaches, potatoes, kiwis and all foods particularly rich in fiber (flax seeds, oats, spelled, carrots, etc.).

Laxative cake

The virtues of the best laxative foods (flaxseed, bran, dried apricots, prunes and Greek yogurt) enclosed in an exquisite dessert, specially formulated by the asperti of Mypersonaltrainer.it to gently combat occasional problems of constipation.

Laxative cake

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