Prune juice question

hhnkhl

I was more of a prune juice maniac on again/off again thing...
I just recently started drinking it again...
i didn't really pay attention to it much until I've noticed something...
I drank 1/4 cup of prune juice every single day the past two months after dinner...
what I've noticed is... at least once or twice a week i have a watery stool...
all other days its completely normal...I don't get it...
I know if you overdrink prune juice you can have diarrhea problems, but I don't even drink that much...why do i have at least one or two times in the week that has this problem after dinner?

Sorry if the post is a bit disgusting...

GothamVeggie

Well, prune juice does have a mild laxative effect regardless of whether you drink a lot or not. OTOH, it may be effecting you on some days & not others because of the other things you're eating that day. For example: If you have too much fiber in one day (around 40g), you can get loose stools (weird, huh?).

hhnkhl

GothamVeggie wrote: »

Well, prune juice does have a mild laxative effect regardless of whether you drink a lot or not. OTOH, it may be effecting you on some days & not others because of the other things you're eating that day. For example: If you have too much fiber in one day (around 40g), you can get loose stools (weird, huh?).

Oh...maybe that's why. Thank you for your helpful responsr.

mitch16

The sugar in prunes is mainly sorbitol (with some fructose)--this is a totally normal side effect (and the reason why many people actually eat prunes or drink prune juice).