No — eating cheese won’t constipate you. When Finnish researchers put nursing-home residents on a high-cheese diet and a separate no-cheese diet (both of which ran for three weeks), they noted no changes in either digestion time or degree of constipation — and this was despite a tenfold increase in the cheese consumption of subjects following the high-cheese diet! Consequently, the researchers rejected the practice of avoiding cheese to prevent constipation.
Still,it’s important to note that cheese has no fibre. If you eat so much cheese that you haven’t got room for fibre-rich foods, it’s time to find a better balance in your diet. You can also help keep your bowels healthy by drinking enough water and exercising regularly.
