{"id":11561,"date":"2023-01-28T18:12:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T18:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/constipated-increase-poops-improve-gi-comfort-with-this-fruit\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T18:12:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T18:12:41","slug":"constipated-increase-poops-improve-gi-comfort-with-this-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/constipated-increase-poops-improve-gi-comfort-with-this-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Constipated? Increase Poops & Improve GI Comfort With This Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The study compared the benefits between consuming six grams of dietary fiber via two skinless kiwifruits and taking a 7.5-gram dose of psyllium (a supplement commonly used for constipation).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Participants included healthy controls and constipated individuals that had either functional constipation, IBS-C, or a combination of both. Each participant took one of the two interventions for four weeks, was given a four-week clear-out period, and then assigned the other intervention for four weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Researchers found that consuming two green kiwifruits a day resulted in a clinically relevant increase of at least 1.5 complete spontaneous bowel movements for participants with constipation. When taking psyllium, only IBS-C participants saw a significant increase of 1.25 CSBM.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gastrointestinal symptoms also improved significantly for all groups consuming kiwifruits. However, only IBS-C participants saw a significant improvement in GI symptoms when taking psyllium.<\/p>\n
Limitations of the research included participants\u2019 self-reporting, adherence to the intervention, food consumed, and details of bowel movements. The study was also relatively small, involving a total of 184 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That said, the study builds on past research around kiwifruits\u2019 benefits for constipation. A 2022 review from the Advances of Nutrition<\/em> found that green kiwifruit, gold kiwifruit, and kiwifruit supplements all positively affect upper GI health1