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Help please! could coconut water constipate you?
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Coconut water should: not constipate. Due to it’s osmolarity, coconut water is used in some tropical areas to replace fluid losses due to diarrhea. It contains potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc & manganese. It has an excellent electrolyte composition.
Answered 6/27/2014
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