Fibre
The part of plant foods your body cannot fully digest. Keeps your gut moving and can help you feel full.
What does Fibre mean?
Fibre: The part of plant foods your body cannot fully digest. Keeps your gut moving and can help you feel full.
How it is used in the Splash library
If you are constipated, soluble fibre like oats or linseed can help.
From “Bloating and your cycle”Build meals around Fibre and protein.
From “Cravings, explained”Choosing wholegrain or higher-fibre versions, and keeping skins on potatoes, adds Fibre, which can help you feel full.
From “Steady energy: starchy foods and fibre”If constipation is part of it, foods with soluble fibre like oats and linseed can help.
From “Gut feelings: bloating and period poos”Beans on toast (beans bring iron and fibre)
From “Comforting period snacks”
Where it comes up
Body literacyBloating and your cycle4 min readNutritionCravings, explained3 min readNutritionSteady energy: starchy foods and fibre2 min read · Deep diveNutritionGut feelings: bloating and period poos3 min readNutritionComforting period snacks2 min readPerimenopauseBone and heart health after 404 min read · Deep divePeriod carePeriod poos: yes, they are a thing3 min read
See it in your own cycle.
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