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Natural Laxatives

Examples of foods which can act as natural laxatives for some people:

• Avocadoes
• Alcohol
• Almonds
• Aloe Vera
• Apple Juice
• Chicken Broth (canned)
• Chicory
• Chocolate
• Coconut
• Coffee
• Dandelion
• Dates
• Dried apricots
• Endive
• Figs
• Flaxseed
• Grapes
• Hot Tea w/ Lemon
• Licorice
• Mangos
• Molasses
• Olives
• Papayas
• Parsley
• Peach/Apricots
• Pears
• Persimmons
• Pineapple
• Plums
• Prunes/Prune Juice
• Rhubarb
• Soybeans
• Spicy Foods
• Turnips
• Walnuts
• Watercress

 

Information provided by the Michigan Bowel Control Program, April 2007

 

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