Rhubarb and Increased Bowel Movements

• Rhubarb enhances gastrointestinal motility via calcium-mediated intestinal acetylcholine release: a network pharmacology study.

  • 2026-02-13
  • RCT
  • Scientific reports 16(1)
  • • Zhiyong Wen
    • Weihua Liu
    • Jialing Li
    • Songling Tan
    • Jianbo Wen

  • PubMed: 41688541
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-39372-z

  1 Insight on

  • Increased Bowel Movements

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  those receiving oral rhubarb had significantly more frequent bowel movements (p < 0.0001)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes