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The striking thing about this is how widespread a problem constipation was and how desperate people were to solve it. What were people eating in Victorian Engla
by sevensor 2y ago
The striking thing about this is how widespread a problem constipation was and how desperate people were to solve it. What were people eating in Victorian England? Gristle and paste, sprinkled with arsenic?
- nighthawk454 2y agoNo, no, the arsenic was in the wallpaper. Plenty of other things in the food like alum (which causes constipation actually)
- trillic 2y agoNot fruits and vegetables. Lots of processed grain, boiled meat, suet, porridge. Add in an obsession with tea, a diuretic, with poor drinking water and I’m not surprised. I’d bet today most people in the US are under-hydrated and don’t eat enough fiber.
- xattt 2y agoIf you ever watch taped broadcasts of 1970s and 1980s daytime television, half of the ads are for some form of laxative while the other half was for some meat-heavy or sugar-laden ultra-processed food.