The yellow fruit could impact how you spend your time on the porcelain throne.
Find out whether bananas help you poop or cause constipation.
When you’re feeling backed up in the GI department, food can be your saving grace.
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But when it comes to the effect of bananas on your poo, it gets a bit murky.
Do bananas cause constipation or do they actually help you poop?
Here, a breakdown of the latest research on the gastrointestinal effects of the little yellow fruit.
Do Bananas Make You Poop?
And bananas fit the bill.
More specifically, bananascontain bothsoluble and insoluble fiber.
As a result, the sugar alcohol can help relieve constipation.
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Do Bananas Cause Constipation?
Wait, if the yellow fruit can help you poop, can bananasactuallycause constipation?
Currently, there isn’t much research investigating whether bananas cause constipation or not.
But a2005 surveyfound everyday peoplebelieveit can.
It’s also possible for bananas to contribute to constipation if you’re eating too much fiber in general.
Andanotherfound that adding green bananas to regular diets shortened the recovery period for children with acute and prolonged diarrhea.
“It all depends on the individual,” she says.
“For some people, it won’t bother them.
For some, people it will.”
After all, only you know what’s “normal” for your body.
