5 Surprising Foods That Could Be Making You Constipated

If you need to help get things moving, you have a variety of delicious high-fibre foods and snacks to pick from. However, it could be worth looking at what you’re already eating, as these surprising suspects could be behind why you're getting constipated.

DAIRY PRODUCTS

RED MEAT

Again, all that fat present in red meat kicks your digestive system into slow-mo effect, while its protein fibres aren’t that easy for our bodies to process either. Try going meat free just once a week, and swapping in more fish and lean meat instead.

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BANANAS

CAFFEINE

CHOCOLATE

In more upsetting news, your daily chocolate fix could also be doing you no favours. Chocolate is a double-whammy; it can contain caffeine, which dehydrates, and is also high in fat, slowing down digestion again. If you’re peckish, reach for 30 g of nuts, which are full of protein and high in fibre.

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Text: The Australian Women’s Weekly/Bauer