Prune juice question

hhnkhl
hhnkhl Posts: 231 Member
edited September 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
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...

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  • GothamVeggie
    GothamVeggie Posts: 87 Member
    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
    hhnkhl Posts: 231 Member
    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
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    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).

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