7 foods that hold the gut

The foods that hold the intestine are indicated to improve the loose intestine or diarrhea and include fruits such as apples and green bananas, vegetables such as cooked carrots or white flour breads, for example, as they are easy to digest and help to regulate the functioning of the intestine.

These foods that trap the intestine should not be consumed by those with a trapped intestine and, in this case, the most suitable foods are laxatives such as oats, papaya or broccoli, for example. Check out the full list of laxative foods.

Some foods that help to hold the gut include:

1. Green banana

The green banana has less soluble fiber than the ripe banana and, therefore, helps to control the loose intestine and reduce diarrhea. The ideal is to consume silver banana or apple banana because they are the types of banana that have less fiber.

In addition, green bananas are an important source of potassium that helps replenish the salts that the body loses when it has a loose intestine or diarrhea.

2. Cooked apple

Cooked apples are an excellent home remedy for loose intestines or diarrhea, as they contain soluble fibers such as pectin, in addition to anti-inflammatory properties, helping to calm and improve bowel function and relieve crises.

To make 1 cooked apple, you must wash the apple, remove the peel, cut into four pieces and cook for 5 to 10 minutes in a cup of water.

3. Cooked pear

Pear, especially when eaten without peel, helps to hold the intestine because it contains fibers that absorb excess water from the intestines and stimulates the release of gastric juices that causes food to move more slowly in the intestine, in addition to being a fruit rich in water, helping to hydrate the body in cases of diarrhea and loose intestines.

A great option for consuming shelled pears is to cook 2 or 3 pears in half a liter of water.

4. Cashew juice

Cashew juice helps to trap the intestine by having tannins in its composition with astringent properties that act by absorbing excess water from the intestine, in addition to regularizing bowel movements, decreasing diarrhea or the loose intestine.

However, one should avoid using industrialized cashew juice and give preference to preparing the juice with the whole fruit.

5. Cooked carrots

The cooked carrot is a great option to hold the intestine because it has fibers that help in the formation of a firmer fecal cake, in addition to regulating bowel movements.

To make the cooked carrot, remove the peel, cut the carrot into thin slices, cook until the carrot is tender and drain the water.

6. Rice broth

The rice broth is a great option to improve the loose intestine or diarrhea because, in addition to providing liquid to the body, preventing dehydration, it has a binding effect on the digestive tract, resulting in firmer and bulkier stools. And because of this, rice water helps to reduce the duration of diarrhea or the loose intestine.

See how to prepare rice broth for diarrhea.

7. White flour breads

White flour breads are simple carbohydrates that are easy to digest and therefore help to trap the intestine when you have diarrhea or loose intestines.

A good option is to make toast with salt bread or French bread, but you should not add butter or margarine to avoid the opposite effect.

Recipe to hold the intestine

A quick and easy recipe to prepare with foods that hold the gut is:

Apple juice with carrot

Ingredients

• 1 apple without peel;
• 1 carrot cooked in slices;
• 1 glass of water;
• Sugar or honey to taste.

Preparation mode

Remove the apple peel and seeds and cut into smaller pieces. Remove the carrot peel, cut into thin slices and cook until tender. Place the pieces of unpeeled apple and the cooked carrot in a blender with 1 liter of water and beat. Add sugar or honey to taste.

Check out other recipes to hold the gut.

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Bibliography

• BRANDT, Kátia Galeão. Acute diarrhea: evidence-based management. J. Pediatr. (Rio J.). 91. 6; S36-S43, 2015