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    Do chia seeds cause constipation?

    Posts: 15 Member
    edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Okay sorry this may be a weird question but I just want to know do they cause constipation?

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    • Posts: 2,989 Member
      My husband had all kinds of digestive problems when he tried them. So, yeah, some people might have issues, but it depends on the person. I know a lot of people who eat them every day and don't have problems.
    • Posts: 570 Member
      They have a lot of fiber, so if you have too many too quickly, it can cause that problem. If you start small and increase gradually, they should improve regularity.
    • Posts: 3,814 Member
      They could a be a cause of it, or conversely, diarrhea, depending on how much you have and how fiber affects you. I know that if I have too much fiber, it does unpleasant things to my stomach. But everyone is different.
    • Posts: 1,159 Member
      I think that would be a rare side effect, fiber helps to keep things moving.

    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      edited December 2019
      If you've suddenly increased your overall fiber significantly, that can go one of two ways...but I'd say usually it's the other way unless you're going way overboard.

      Have you started eating a lot more protein than usual by chance? That can do it.
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      Increasing my fiber makes me go more, not less.
    • Posts: 8,940 Member
      cwolfman13 wrote: »
      If you've suddenly increased your overall fiber significantly, that can go one of two ways...but I'd say usually it's the other way unless you're going way overboard.

      Have you started eating a lot more protein than usual by chance? That can do it.


      Or if the calories from the chia seeds are crowding out adequate fat intake.
    • Posts: 4,203 Member
      The soluble fiber content of chia seeds takes more time to travel through the intestinal tract, which helps add bulk to the stool, and sometimes causes constipation.

      Do you suffer from diverticulosis? Sometimes a lot of soluble fiber makes diverticulosis worses, and the seeds itself are not easy to digest by people with that condition.

      Note:I am referring to my own experience, and probably other people with diverticulosis don't have the same problem. problem
    • Posts: 3,053 Member
      What are you having with the chia?

      Protein powder, a big increase in dairy and calcium supplements do that to me. E.g. if you’re having “chia pudding” with milk and/or protein powder, it might not be the chia but the stuff you’re having with it that’s the culprit. I eat dairy every day (100g Greek yogurt, milk in my coffee and often cheese) and ~35g fiber daily without problems. As others said, a sudden increase can cause temporary problems without sufficient water and fats.
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