Want To Poop Better? This Eating Change May Help, Says GI Surgeon

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6901e2e418000017ede8fa01.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="People passing food" data-caption="People passing food" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Dan DeAlmeida via Unsplash" />People passing food</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>If you count yourself among the <a href="https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract/constipation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">one in seven UK adults</a> dealing with constipation at the moment, I’m willing to bet the advice you’ve heard so far includes the following: <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fibre-reduced-heart-disease-dementia-cancer-risk_uk_6842ae2ae4b043146daa3f82">fibre</a>, exercise, and water. </p><p>That’s because, well, those three <a href="https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract/constipation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">really do help</a> to get things moving. </p><p>But there are some lesser-known remedies, too, like <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/constipation-chewing-gum_uk_64c8d378e4b0fd06594d615c">chewing gum</a> and <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/noise-to-relieve-constipation_uk_668e50dce4b08f09c1fbaba0">“mooing” on the toilet</a>. </p><p>And in a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr/video/7549620796033912086?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recent TikTok</a>, GI surgeon and author Dr Karan Rajan explained that a simple eating change may lead to elite number twos. </p><h2><strong>Eating with your hands may help