Editing Laxative (section)

====Dietary fiber====
Foods that help with laxation include fiber-rich foods. [[Dietary fiber]] includes [[insoluble fiber]] and [[soluble fiber]], such as:<ref name=AICR>{{cite web|title=The Facts About Fiber|url=http://www.aicr.org/assets/docs/pdf/brochures/facts-about-fiber.pdf|website=www.aicr.org|publisher=American Institute for Cancer Research|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103115438/http://www.aicr.org/assets/docs/pdf/brochures/facts-about-fiber.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Fruit]]s, such as [[banana]]s,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Das|first=JL|title=Medicinal and nutritional values of banana cv. NENDRAN|journal=Asian Journal of Horticulture|year=2010|volume=8|pages=11–14|url=http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20103272020.html;jsessionid=2B9A2FDF37186F0DA0A347FF227D606D|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-date=2014-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103120544/http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20103272020.html;jsessionid=2B9A2FDF37186F0DA0A347FF227D606D|url-status=dead}}</ref> though this depends on their ripeness,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.medicinenet.com/top_foods_that_cause_constipation/page2.htm|title=15 Foods That Cause Constipation (Caffeine, Chocolate, Alcohol)|work=MedicineNet|access-date=2017-12-12|language=en}}</ref> [[kiwifruit]]s,<ref name=pmid12074185>{{cite journal |vauthors=Rush EC, Patel M, Plank LD, Ferguson LR | title = Kiwifruit promotes laxation in the elderly. | journal = Asia Pac J Clin Nutr | volume = 11 | issue = 2 | pages = 164–8 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12074185 | doi = 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2002.00287.x | s2cid = 15280086 }}</ref> [[prune]]s,<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis M, Bowen PE, Hussain EA, Damayanti-Wood BI, Farnsworth NR | title = Chemical composition and potential health effects of prunes: a functional food? | journal = Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition | volume = 41 | issue = 4 | pages = 251–86 | year = 2001 | pmid = 11401245 | doi = 10.1080/20014091091814 | s2cid = 31159565 }}</ref> [[apples]] (with skin), [[pears]] (with skin), and [[raspberries]]<ref name=NIDDK/>
* [[Vegetables]], such as [[broccoli]], [[string beans]], [[kale]], [[spinach]],<ref name=AICR/> cooked [[winter squash]], cooked [[taro]] and [[poi (food)|poi]], cooked [[pea]]s, and baked [[potatoes]] (with skin)<ref name=NIDDK/>
* [[Whole grains]]
* [[Bran]] products<ref name=NIDDK/><ref name=AICR/>
* [[Nut (fruit)|Nuts]]
* [[Legumes]], such as [[beans]], [[peas]], and [[lentils]]<ref name=NIDDK/>