Is cheese binding?

In that post, we include short lists of foods that bind and foods that loosen stools. In this ... Foods That Bind. When you suffer from diarrhea, your doctor is likely to recommend a temporary shift to the BRAT diet — bananas, rice, applesauce (not apples), and toast. ... Low-fat yogurt; Hard cheeses; Low-fat milk. read more

Retirement homes offer one such environment, and Scandinavian researchers took advantage of it to perform one of the very few studies on cheese and constipation. In a paper published in 1994 in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers alternated residents of a nursing home between a cheese-heavy diet and a cheese-free diet. read more

Low-fat yogurt, cheeses and milk are stool-binding foods that can be consumed if they do not worsen the symptoms of diarrhea. Low-fiber vegetables, including green beans, carrots, baked potatoes, peeled zucchini, mushrooms, asparagus tips and acorn squash are additional stool-binding foods, notes MedlinePlus. read more