kiwi and Improved Stool Frequency

• Dietary strategies for chronic constipation: smartly targeting hormonal and reflex pathways for optimal recovery.

  • 2026-02-18
  • Review
  • Frontiers in pharmacology 17
  • • Emanuela Ribichini
    • Giulia Scalese
    • Chiara Mocci
    • Natascia De Amicis
    • Carola Severi

  • PubMed: 41788803
  • DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1738562

  2 Insights on

  • Improved Stool Frequency

  • Low evidence

  the most consistent clinical evidence supports the use of soluble fiber (e.g., psyllium), kiwifruit or prunes, and magnesium- or sulfate-rich mineral waters to improve stool frequency and consistency.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes