Healthy foods for relieving constipation

5. Beets

Beets, commonly known as beetroot is one of the best sources of fiber around.  Just a cup of beetroot has about 136g has 3.4g of fiber. Fiber is known to bypass the digestion process and directly heads to the colon. Once there, it feeds your gut with healthy bacteria and adds some bulk to your stool subsequently improving your digestion. There are many different ways of eating beetroot, for example, you could roast them, mix them in a salad, eat the beets pickled or just blend the beets into a smoothie.