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The Brits now tell us that they have some better remedies for the world’s constipation woes and they don’t include high fiber diets or harsh laxatives. A new meta-analysis from the nutritionists at King’s College, London rigorously reviewed 75 clinical trials and gives us some better suggestions for constipation relief.

When the data were crunched, it showed significant constipation relief from kiwifruit, rye bread, and mineral rich water.  Also helpful were dietary supplements containing psyllium fiber, probiotics, and magnesium oxide. These suggestions are now endorsed by the British Dietetic Association.  

If you continue to suffer from hard, infrequent stools, why not give them a try.  As you do, remember that enough daily water is critical for regular defecation.  For adult men, that number is 125 oz and for women 91 oz.  

We parents do know that kiddies too can become constipated. The magic number for toddlers is 44 oz, for older children 57 oz, for young teen boys 81 oz, for girls 71 oz, for older teen boys 112 oz, for girls 78 oz.  For everyone, the water requirements surge with hot weather, exercise, fever, diarrhea, and breastfeeding.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nmo.70173

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/11537/chapter/15

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