Constipation-Banishing Recipe
A low-cost prune juice, applesauce, and wheat bran blend described in a 1992 Geriatric Nursing paper as a gentle alternative to psyllium for chronic constipation, originally dosed at one ounce per day to nursing home residents.
From How Not to Age
- Prep
- 2 min
- Total
- 2 min
- Yield
- makes about 5 cups (40 one-ounce servings)
- Category
- Beverage
Nutrition (estimated)
per 1 ounce (about 2 tbsp)- Calories
- 15 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 4 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 0 mg
Ingredients
- 2 cups applesauce
- 2 cups unprocessed wheat bran
- 1 cup 100 percent prune juice
Instructions
- Mix together 2 cups applesauce, 2 cups unprocessed wheat bran, and 1 cup pure prune juice.
- Serve 1 oz daily in small portions.