This means whole-grain cereals, bread, pasta, rice, bagels, crackers or English muffins. Use butter and margarine sparingly, as well as fatty sauces and spreads. Too much protein increases alertness rather promoting relaxation and calmness. Use fatty foods moderately. They make you feel full, and take longer to digest, so that you're less likely to eat complex carbohydrate snacks between meals.
Water decreases fluid retention.
When we don't drink enough water, the body clings to whatever fluid it can get. But when we drink plenty of water, excess fluid drains out of the tissues, along with metabolic wastes that can build up. Lack of water can also lead to constipation, because the body prioritizes the water it gets. If there's not enough water to go around, the kidneys will get high priority, as will the brain and blood. There may not be enough left to soften stools.