Fried or fast foods

Constipation risk may also be increased by eating a lot of or frequently fried or fast food. For the same reason that red meat might slow digestion, these foods frequently have high-fat content and low fiber content.

A person's diet may also replace fast food snacks like chips, cookies, chocolate, and ice cream with more fiber-rich options like fruits and vegetables. Lowering the total amount of fiber ingested each day can further raise the risk of constipation. Interestingly, a lot of people think that constipation is mostly caused by chocolate. Furthermore, the high salt concentration of fried and fast foods can reduce the water content of the stool, drying it out, and making it more difficult to pass through the body. This happens when you eat too much salt, as your body sucks up water from your intestines to help compensate for the extra salt in your bloodstream. This is one way your body uses to restore a normal salt content, but unfortunately, it can cause constipation.