Can eating bananas relieve constipation? Not true! Such bananas will aggravate the symptoms

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In our daily lives, we are often advised a life tip: eating bananas can relieve constipation .

So, can bananas really help us relieve constipation?

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How does constipation occur?

To understand this problem, we need to first understand how constipation occurs.

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After the nutrients we ingest are absorbed by the human body, the food residues generally stay in the large intestine for more than 10 hours. These residues are fermented and corrupted by the bacteria in the intestine to form products, mixed with some intestinal detached cells, bacteria and harmful substances such as heavy metals discharged by the liver. When these excrement accumulate to a certain extent, they will stimulate the receptors in the rectal wall of the human body, making us feel like we are going to defecate.

When the colon muscles cannot function regularly and normally, the intestinal emptying slows down significantly, or the rectal wall is not so sensitive to the pressure stimulation of stool, we will not feel the need to defecate. The stool will stay in the intestine for too long, gradually lose water and become dry and hard, causing difficulty in defecation, which is a common cause of constipation.

Of course, there are more than one cause of constipation, including other factors such as drug stimulation, functional damage and psychological factors.

Is banana really an excellent laxative fruit?

Now that we know the common causes of constipation, let’s see if bananas can relieve constipation caused by these reasons.

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Scientific research has found that the soluble dietary fiber in bananas can speed up intestinal peristalsis, and has a significant effect on controlling weight gain and moisturizing the intestines. However, the dietary fiber content in every 100 grams of bananas is only more than two grams, which is much lower than that of pears, dragon fruits and other fruits. Bananas also have low water content. If you want to improve constipation by increasing dietary fiber, stimulating intestinal peristalsis and replenishing water, bananas are obviously not a good choice.

In addition, for the convenience of transportation and storage, bananas are usually picked when the peel is green. Some bananas have yellow peels and are still hard and astringent to eat. This is because the bananas are not fully ripe. Unripe bananas have a high content of tannic acid. Tannic acid not only combines with protein in food to form tannic acid protein that is not easily absorbed, but also reduces intestinal peristalsis and inhibits gastrointestinal fluid secretion. Tannic acid also has a strong astringent effect.

The combination of several reasons will aggravate the symptoms of constipation.

Although bananas cannot be considered a good food for relieving constipation, they are rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber and are still a very healthy fruit.

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in conclusion

If you want to help with bowel movements and relieve constipation, bananas may not be a good choice. On the contrary, unripe bananas can aggravate constipation symptoms.

To relieve constipation, we need to maintain a healthy diet and develop good living habits, such as maintaining adequate water intake and exercising in moderation. If your constipation problem persists, it is best to consult a doctor or nutritionist for more advice on diet and lifestyle to help you relieve constipation.

Source: Starry Sky Project

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