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Natural Laxatives From Toast and Sandwiches

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Published 03/03/10

Rye bread is one of the more effective natural laxatives, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition.

Participants were given either white bread, whole-grain rye bread, probiotic digestive supplements, rye bread plus the probiotics, or their usual laxative. Those who ate just the rye bread showed greatly decreased bowel transit time, which means that their stool was in their body for much less time--a good thing.

Though the participants ate a lot of rye bread--about 8 ounces per day--you can still get the benefits. Switch from regular white bread to whole-grain rye bread, and even if youre eating just a couple slices of toast every morning you can expect to see an improvement in your digestion.

As an aside, I thought it was odd that the researchers chose the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus for this trial. Its pretty well known that L. rhamnosus is beneficial for vaginal health and as a diarrhea treatment. Why youd test a diarrhea treatment as a constipation treatment is beyond me. Someone is going to trot this study out as "proof" that probiotics "dont work." Use a bacteria such as Bifidobacterium longum, which is known to be an effective constipation treatment.

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