They are the classic
stool bulking agents — full of both flora - feeding soluble and colon - rending insoluble fiber.
Not exact matches
Oatmeal has soluble fiber, as may be recommended as a
bulking agent for your
stool when you have diarrhea.
This meta - analysis concluded that pectin ingestion leads to an increase of about 1.3 g of
stool / g of pectin as compared to 5.4 g / g produced from wheat bran, suggesting that pectin is not an important fecal
bulking agent (Cummings, 1993).
Dietary fiber also acts as a binding
agent and adds
bulk to
stool, which can encourage fuller, more frequent bowel movements in pets with occasional constipation or sluggish digestion.