6 FOOD CURES FOR CONSTIPATION

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12.	Turan İ, Dedeli Ö, Bor S, İlter T. Effects of a kefir supplement on symptoms, colonic transit, and bowel satisfaction score in patients with chronic constipation: a pilot study. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec;25(6):650-6. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2014.6990. PMID: 25599776.
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15.	Yu T, Zheng YP, Tan JC, Xiong WJ, Wang Y, Lin L. Effects of Prebiotics and Synbiotics on Functional Constipation. Am J Med Sci. 2017 Mar;353(3):282-292. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.09.014. Epub 2016 Oct 4. PMID: 28262216.