How could diet affect IBS-C?

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    Last Updated: May 16, 2025

    A low-FODMAP diet is not recommended for IBS-C (constipation-predominant IBS), but some individuals may experience increased abdominal distension from high-FODMAP foods. Additionally, eating 2 kiwis daily or 45 grams of dried figs twice per day may help improve IBS-C symptoms.

    Although a low-FODMAP diet isn’t recommended for IBS-C, some people with IBS-C report greater abdominal distension after eating foods high in FODMAPs. Dietary fiber is only weakly associated with bloating or distention after eating.[1]

    Both kiwis and dried, rehydrated figs have been shown to improve IBS-C symptoms at reasonable serving sizes of two kiwis per day or 45 grams of dried figs twice per day.[2][3]