Paul Saladino· MD
there is no clear evidence that fiber benefits constipation
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
there is no clear evidence that fiber benefits constipation
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if you actually look at the data fiber does not prevent constipation and the absence of fiber does not lead to constipation
clinically and in interventional studies like this one in the literature the notion that fiber is necessary for constipation resolution is not supported
fiber is not the answer to constipation all of the time for people