Foods that lax the bowels are mainly fruits such as bananas and apples. Cereals such as oats, etc. Vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes. 1. Fruit foods: bananas have a large number of water-soluble plant fiber, can promote the secretion of gastric juice and intestinal fluid, thus adsorbing water in the stool, so that the stool becomes soft and moist, easier to discharge from the intestinal tract. Apple is rich in pectin, such substances can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, long-term adherence to the consumption of apples can improve constipation. 2. Cereal food: oats soluble fiber is more, such soluble fiber can be mixed with water in the intestinal tract, the formation of a gelatinous substance, can maintain a sense of satiety for a long time, increase the volume of stool, shorten its residence time, so as to achieve the effect of intestinal lubrication. 3. Vegetable food: green leafy vegetables, cucumbers, etc., such food has a high water content, promote the body’s metabolism, thus promoting defecation. It should be noted that the effect of food on laxative is limited, if constipation is serious and can not be improved by food, but also under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.