Foods for constipation
What APEX holds on the table for constipation: the foods it leads with, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.
Compiled by APEX Legacy from published research and documented food
history, under the editorial direction of
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Dishes & One-Pots
Ojojo Crisp little fritters of grated water yam seasoned with pepper, onion, and crayfish and… Gullah Okra Soup A slow-simmered tomato-and-okra soup, often with shrimp, crab, or smoked meat, thickened… Limpin' Susan Okra and rice cooked together with a little smoked pork — the lesser-known sister dish to… Ikokore The Ijebu signature dish — grated water yam (ewura) dropped in lumps into a peppery… Soupe Kandia A rich stew of okra, smoked and fresh fish, shrimp, and palm oil cooked down until silky… Supakanja Gambia's beloved okra stew — chopped okra cooked with palm oil, smoked and fresh fish… Daraba A thick, drawing stew of okra and leafy greens bound with peanut butter and tomato… Okro Soup The original okra soup — thickly mucilaginous, made with fresh-chopped okra maintaining… Miyan Kubewa A draw (mucilaginous) soup built on dried, powdered okra, simmered with pepper, locust… Isu Sisun Thick rounds of white yam roasted over open coals until the outside chars and the inside…
Rice, Grains & Starch
Buttermilk Cornbread True mountain cornbread — stone-ground cornmeal, buttermilk, egg, and almost no sugar… Elephant Foot Yam Amorphophallus paeoniifolius — called 'suran' in Hindi, 'elephant yam' in English. Hayman White Sweet Potato A pale, translucent-fleshed sweet potato that turns deep amber and syrupy-sweet when…
Drinks
Okra Water Whole or sliced okra pods soaked in water overnight, releasing their characteristic slick…
Fermented & Pickled
Lacto-Fermented Okra Whole young okra pods packed in a salt brine with garlic, dill, and hot pepper, soured by…
Beans & Peas
Soup Beans and Cornbread A pot of pinto beans simmered soft into their own thick broth, ladled over crumbled… Nyebbe Cooked cowpeas (black-eyed peas) stewed with onion, palm or groundnut oil, and chili… Black-Eyed Peas Creamy white bean with distinctive black eye. One of the most nutritious legumes…
Vegetables
Kenaf Leaves Kenaf — Hibiscus cannabinus — is known primarily in the West as a fiber crop, but across… Sesame Herb Leaves The sesame plant — called benne by the Gullah Geechee people of the South Carolina and…
Seafood
Gullah Okra and Shrimp Fresh okra and sweet creek shrimp smothered together with onion and tomato until the okra…
More
Mashed Sweet Potato Soft-cooked, smoothly mashed sweet potato — naturally sweet, easy to digest, and rich in…
Fruit
Figs Fig trees grew in Black Southern yards without being planted or tended — fruit of… Apple Butter Apples cooked down for hours — often a full day over open fire in a copper kettle — until…
Desserts & Sweets
Dried Apple Pie Hand pies filled with dried apples that have been stewed soft and spiced, then folded…
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