I tried the hack on two days and the results were disappointing, to say the least. Luckily, I had my trusty beverage on standby – coffee’s effects when it comes to poop have yet to fail me.
For starters, it was incredibly difficult to ingest the natural sweetener because it was overly sweet. I literally had to force myself to swallow a teaspoonful come morning. Then I sat and waited, for almost an hour or two every morning. Nothing happened. When I turned to my caffeine stimulant, however, things started moving.
Agave is thought to ease constipation because of its fructose content — it has more than 84% fructose, per a 2012 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Fructose isn’t absorbed in the same way as glucose in your system. It is converted to fat via your liver. When fructose isn’t fully absorbed, this can lead to loose stools. Agave fructans, when consumed as soluble fiber of a jelly — Gelyfun®gastro — was found to ease constipation in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), per a 2023 study published in the journal Nutrients. Does this mean you should try agave syrup when you are constipated?