This is a dumb question..but I really dont know the answer?

Question

I am having a constipation problem and many have suggested eating stuff with fiber...lol...this is a very dumb question but I really dont know the answer...what all has fiber in it..thanks...AND DONT BE RUDE.

Answer 1

Fiber is a type of complex sugar that's a polysaccharides, it's called cellulose. The reason it's good for digestion is because our human body doesn't have the enzyme that digests this molecule (the enzyme is called cellulose). So, for that reason, when you eat a lot of fiber, it would stay complete (instead of digested) until excretion of the feces. So when your intestines are trying to push out the food (called chyme at this level) it doesn't go back because it's solid, but with lack of fiber, the chyme is liquid'ish and the excretion is a little harder.
Where can you find fiber? In all vegetables because cellulose is a main constituent of a cell wall in plants. Now, some have higher fiber than others. Some of the best foods you can eat with high fiber are: black eyed beans, lettuce, spinach, collards, onions, asparagus, chick peas, lentils, carrots, avocados, apples, pears, grapes (and raisins), prunes, etc.
Don't worry dear, it wasn't a dumb question :)
Hope this helps.
PS: when they say a bread is whole grain does NOT mean it has a lot of fiber, it's a marketing scheme to try to sell it, plus it's ok from the FDA to do that. Unfortunately about 90% of breads in the market that say they're whole grain breads have less then 2% of fiber per 100 calories (very little) so when you eat whole grain bread don't expect to necessarily have your daily dose of fiber (which is about 25 g a day recommended)

Answer 2

First of all, I don't think anyone else mentioned that you want to increase the fiber in your diet *gradually,* over the course of several weeks, or you will have serious distress (bloating, gas, discomfort, etc). Also, drink lots and lots of water if you have a high-fiber diet, because your body will need it to handle the fiber.

Eat lots of whole fruits and vegetables, like oranges and apples (with skin) and bannanas. These are the best sources of fiber, and very good for the baby, too! Broccoli, beans (baked beans, chick peas, black beans). Popcorn is good, too.

Eventually, your goal should be to work up to 30 grams of fiber per day.

Look for 100 percent whole grain products, which are easier now to find than ever. Whole grain bread, brown rice, 100 whole grain croutons, whole grain tortillas, 100 percent whole grain pasta, Bran-Flakes Cereal, Raisin Brain. Theres tons of it for sale now at the grocery stores.

It can take some getting used to, but the whole grain products are often tastier!

Cheese can be binding when you are constipated.

Answer 3

Fiber Content of Foods (first number is the serving size) (last number is the amount of fiber in grams)

Apple 1 medium 3
Apple juice 1 cup 0
Apricot 3 dried 4.5
Asparagus 2 spears 1
Avocado 1/2 medium 2
Banana 1 medium 2.4
Barley, raw 40 g 5
Barley, cooked 1 cup, 180 g 6.5
Beans, Black-eyed, cooked 100 g 6.5
Beans. Green, cooked 1 cup 2
Beans, Mung, cooked 100 g 6.5
Beans, Soya, cooked 100 g 7.5
Beet Root, canned 100 g 4
Bitter Melon 100 g 2
Black Berries, fresh 100 g 5
Blue Berries, raw 100 g 5
Bread- Chapati 100 g 3
Bread- Naan 60 g 1.5
Bread- Loaf, Black Rye 1 slice 7
Broccoli, raw 100 g 4
Cabbage 40 g 2
Cantaloupe 1 cup 1
Carrot, raw 70 g 2
Cereal- All Bran 45 g 13
Cereal- Oat Bran 22 g 3.5
Chick Peas, dried, boiled 180 g 20.5
Cucumber, sliced 1/2 cup <1
Figs, dried 75 g 10.5
Flour- Barley 100 g 10
Flour- Besan (Chickpea) 100 g 11
Flour- Soya, low fat 100 g 15.5
Flour- Wholemeal 100 g 11
Flour- Wheat, plain (Maida) 100 g 4
Grapes 1/2 cup <1
Kiwi fruit 1 medium 5
Guava, 100 g 5.5
Lemon 1 g 2.5
Lettuce 1 cup 1
Mango, peeled 150 g 2.5
Nashi Pear, unpeeled 130 g 4.5
Nuts- Almonds, raw 4 numbers 1.5
Nuts- Cashew, raw 75 g 4.5
Orange 1 medium 3
Peach 1 medium 2
Onion 1 large 0.6
Pear with skin 1 medium 4
Peas (cooked) 1 cup 6
Popcorn (air popped) 3.5 cup 4.5
Potato, baked with skin 1 medium 4
Rice 1 cup 1.6
Strawberries 1 cup 4
Spinach (raw) 1 cup 1
Spinach (cooked) 1 cup 4
Sunflower Seeds 1 ounce 4
Tomato 1 medium 2
Whole wheat bread 1 slice 1.3

Or you could always use the tasteless fiber powder and add it to your food.

Answer 4

Highest Fiber Vegetables
Avocado
Beans
Broccoli*
Brussels sprouts*
Cabbage*
Carrot
Chick Peas/Garbanzo Beans
Eggplant
Greens -- collards, kale, turnip greens*
Lima beans
Mushrooms
Potato with skin
Pumpkin, canned
Peas -- black-eyed peas, green peas
Peppers
Rhubarb
Spinach*
Sweet Potatoes
Highest Fiber Fruits
Apples
Avocado
Bananas
Berries -- Blueberies, Blackberries, Raspberries, etc.
Dried Fruits -- Figs, Raisins, Apricots, Dates, etc.
Guava
Kiwi
Orange
Pears
Prunes
Other High Fiber Foods
Bran Cereals, 5-10 grams - All-Bran, Bran Buds, 100% Bran, Raisin Bran
Bread, whole grain
Beans, Lentils, Lima Beans
Nuts -- Almonds, Brazil nuts, Peanuts, Walnuts, Cashews

Answer 5

I even have had a club for a jointly as now, yet until eventually at present, i did no longer answer very many questions. I particularly got here for solutions for the trivialities. interior the final 3 days, I even have finished 100x what I had the completed relax of the time. i understand a lot of you have hundreds of things, yet you have been at this alot extra then me. i don't have the time to reply to all of the questions i'm able to in an afternoon. I even produce different issues to do, and which includes it is, I also have a existence.

Answer 6

You can buy fiber pills. Things with fiber are usually leafy green veggies. Whole wheat pasta is better than regular. Kashi cereal has a good bit of fiber.

Answer 7

bulk has fiber: whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies although some can add to the problem(bananas) lots of water, avoid starchy foods they constipate like rice, pasta, cheese



edit
a good natural laxitive is to eat an orange and then drink a hot cup of tea black, if yu dont like tea hot water will work

Answer 8

Fruits and vegetables are your best sources of fiber. I try to maintain a high fiber diet, and I eat a lot of salads and fresh fruits. I also take FiberCon tablets sometimes.

Answer 9

You can usually look on the back of packages and it'll tell you how much fiber is in something. Broccoli has alot of fiber and so do most bread products.

Answer 10

You can get fiber pills but it can also constipate you if you have to much fiber.