Dr. Ashley LucasPhD Nutritionist & Dietitian | Owner & Founder PHD Weight Loss & Dr. Ashley Wellness

Fiber won't help your constipation (this will)

25 Nov 2025 · 0 min

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A short YouTube health clip advising that increasing healthy dietary fats — not fiber alone — helps relieve constipation by lubricating the gut. The speaker uses a 'slip and slide' metaphor and lists examples of beneficial fats (olive oil, avocado oil, grass-fed butter, tallow, coconut oil, fatty fish, MCTs) and claims fats improve absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and minerals.

Eat more fat, not more fiber. Fiber alone doesn't fix constipation. What your gut really needs is lubrication. I want you to picture a slip and slide. This is what we need to create in your gut with healthy fats. So I want you to think olive oil, avocado oil, grass fed butter, tallow, coconut oil, fatty fish, medium chain triglycerides really help your body absorb fats and vitamins and minerals more efficiently.