Drinking honey water for constipation is a well-known remedy left by the old generation. It is also the selling point of honey salesmen, but can drinking honey water really laxative? Many people say that honey looks sticky and lubricating, so drinking it can laxate the bowels. However, when honey water is drunk, it is digested and absorbed into the intestinal tract, except for the sugar that is absorbed, which is no different from drinking water, and is not at all sticky and lubricating. There is also a theory that honey contains a large amount of fructose, which is difficult to be absorbed and used by the body, and is equivalent to liquid dietary fiber, which promotes bowel movements and relieves constipation. But unfortunately, it takes more than 150g of honey at a time for the fructose content to achieve this effect, but in life there are very difficult to do so much honey at a time. Even if someone could do it, it would only be effective for people who are fructose intolerant, so this claim is almost worthless. So, for constipation, drinking a glass of honey water is no different from drinking a glass of plain water. Drinking more water makes sense to relieve constipation, but honey does not cure constipation.