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Can you get constipated from eating too much fruit?
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No: For the most part no. Avoid too many bananas and eat fruit with skins.
Answered 10/30/2016
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Not generally: Most fruit has lots of sugar and fiber, each of which generally act against constipation. However, some fruits like bananas constipate some patients especially if eaten with inadequate fluids.
Answered 4/4/2017
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