Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Why is it that dietary fat can often treat constipation but cheese is notorious for causing it?

flag	asked Oct 27 2011 at 14:38 Kasra 1

Dave S. · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-27 19:14:48Z UTC

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That cheese causes constipation may be a myth:

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs155

answered Oct 27 2011 at 19:14

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I have never found cheese to cause any problem. – Matt Oct 27 2011 at 19:16

I used to eat a block of cheese every day for lunch and never had a problem. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Oct 27 2011 at 19:48

I second (fourth) Dave S., Matthew, and Melissa. Are you sure it's the cheese? – Paul Oct 27 2011 at 20:04

I eat tones of all flavors of cheese every day for last 2 decades. No problems at all. The same with the family. – majkinetor Oct 27 2011 at 23:02

Phoenix · Answer 2 · 2011-10-27 19:25:15Z UTC

Cheese (dairy in general) is also said to increase phlegm and prolong a cold. I'd bet both of these things are related to lactose and/or casein intolerance. I'm slightly lactose intolerant, so if I drink milk or eat soft cheeses, I get phlegmy and digestion problems (both constipation and constipation's equally evil brother, diarrhea). But I can eat hard, aged cheeses (no lactose) with absolutely no problem at all. I can't see what else in cheese specifically would be a cause for constipation.

Huey · Answer 3 · 2011-10-27 21:39:46Z UTC

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I happen to think it IS true. It's true in my case.

answered Oct 27 2011 at 21:39

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MindfulLiving · Answer 4 · 2011-10-27 17:51:03Z UTC

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dairy is binding and dampening which is heavy and wet and clogs up your pipes.

answered Oct 27 2011 at 17:51

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	Are you referring to the Chinese Traditional Medicine meaning of "damp"? – Kasra Oct 27 2011 at 18:19
	I'd like to understand this in a western medicine paradigm. – Kasra Oct 27 2011 at 18:20

Eugenia · Answer 5 · 2011-10-27 22:35:31Z UTC

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Cheese can only cause a constipation if these both are true: 1. The cheese is not hard cheese, and thus it still has lactose in it. 2. You have a Candida or other yeast problem, which eats the lactose you consume, overgrowing itself, creating mucus. As a result, the mucus does not allow your stool to be released.

answered Oct 27 2011 at 22:35

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Hi Eugenia, your 2 points may or may not be true, but your introductory sentence creates a logical fallacy. – Ed♦ Oct 28 2011 at 5:21

anon · Answer 6 · 2011-10-27 23:51:41Z UTC

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I think blood type is a factor-- I don't tolerate it much at all. Not gonna waste my time wondering why it's constipating, it's simply an avoid.

answered Oct 27 2011 at 23:51

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