Can eating groundnuts relieve constipation?

Eating groundnuts can relieve constipation, the groundnut itself is relatively high in cellulose, cellulose can obviously stimulate intestinal peristalsis, cellulose can absorb water in the intestine to increase the volume of stool to promote the discharge of stool, so it can be good to relieve constipation. The starch content in the groundnut is relatively high, if excessive consumption of groundnut will lead to an increase in the gastrointestinal tract burden is relatively heavy, gastrointestinal tract peristalsis slowed down will also appear constipation, so when eating groundnut is recommended in moderation, not too much consumption of groundnut. For constipation patients usually in addition to eating groundnuts, but also in the diet and exercise to comprehensive conditioning, diet pay attention to avoid spicy and stimulating food, more intake of food with high fiber content, appropriate with exercise, drink more water can relieve constipation.