Re: Swiss Chard for occassional Constipation

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> Anyone make Cooked Swiss Chard broth and finding it has a laxative effect?

> I drank some cooked Swiss Chard broth in the evening found myself visiting the

bathroom at 3am. The chard looks like a nutritional powerhouse with 150mg of

magnesium per cup.

Too bad its a diuretic so it shouldn't be consumed all the time

+++Hi ,

It takes a long time to completely cook leafy greens. My friend timed cooking

Swiss Chard, which is about 50 minutes. If it isn't fully cooked it goes

through the bowels more quickly, which is why fiber [in all plant foods] needs

to be cooked well so it is broken down.

Diuretic means it makes your body get rid of water, and water is eliminated

through the kidneys, not through the bowels.

Therefore, I doubt the Swiss Chard made you have an unexpected bowel movement.

If you had a watery movement, like diarrhea, it wasn't caused by the Swiss

Chard.

Bee