Kiwis can be eaten with or without the peel to achieve digestive benefits. puhimec/iStockphoto/Getty Images

Do you often experience difficulty defecating? If the answer is yes, newly released recommendations may help relieve your symptoms.

Kiwifruit, rye bread and high mineral-content water can help alleviate chronic constipation, according to new dietary guidelines copublished October 13 by the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurogastroenterology & Motility.

About 1 out of every 6 to 7 people are affected by chronic constipation worldwide. In the United States, 9% to 20% of adults have some form of chronic idiopathic constipation, in which the cause of the condition is unknown.

Some symptoms of chronic constipation include having a bowel movement fewer than

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