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Which food gives you the best bowel movement? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 38 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Vegetables. Any kind.

Also, here's a counterintuitive tip: if you're going to eat beans, take fiber pills as well. The soluble fiber from the pills lessens the grief from all the insoluble fiber in the beans.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    fiber pills as well

    Do you mean something like "Bean-o," or could Metamucil (psyllium husk fibres) work? Just about everyone needs more fibre in their diets, after all.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Metamucil works well.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Unless I'm missing something, they'd also be much more cost-effective than the pills. (those containers are BIG)

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Yep, I buy the big jug of sugar -free orange Metamucil powder and put a rounded tablespoon into a 12 ounce glass. Stir as I pour in the water, so it won't clump up, and chug it down quickly because it's more powder per water than recommended and will form a spoonable gel if it stands Which is okay if you're into that, I've eaten it that way, but I'd rather get it down and follow it with a glass of something I like better. I have wondered about making something similar to boba pearls with it. The box of packets is more expensive but at least you could add one to a glass of water in a restaurant and drink it politely.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    coleslaw specifically, with the raw veggie form, not the ultraprocessed one with stuff in it. just put it on a egg wrap and eat it after microwaving it a bit, gaurenteed bowel movement the next day if not super "blocked", just not cooked veggies as they have little effect since the fiber would be destroyed by the heating process.

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