333// Constipation Relief: Do Fiber & Magnesium Actually Work?

Have you been told your whole life to eat more fiber and drink more water - and you've been doing exactly that for years, and you still are constipated?

Do you have a whole cabinet of magnesium — citrate, oxide, the powder everyone on Instagram swears by — and none of it works?

Have you been on MiraLAX so long you can't remember the last time your body did this on its own?

Or - have laxatives and enemas failed working for you completely to get constipation relief?

If you said yes to ANY of those questions, then this episode is for you.

In today's episode, I'm walking you through what the constipation research actually says about how often these things work (the real success rates!) and set you free from thinking you just need to up your dose or try another different brand.

Today I'll be breaking down:

Does fiber actually work for constipation - the real effectiveness number across sixteen randomized trialsDoes magnesium work for constipation - it was WAY less effective than I guessed it'd beDoes drinking more water help constipation - what one meta-analysis revealed in a 141 person studyHow well MiraLAX holds up to research — including the number from Bayer's own funded research

If you are tired of being handed the same four pieces of advice and you do not want to spend one more year trying the same things over and over again that aren't changing anything — then this episode is for you.

TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Why Nothing Works

02:00 - Podcast Welcome

03:08 - New Constipation Series