food that has natural laxative effects
Natural Food Laxatives & Bowel Movements. Oatmeal is one such food that has a natural laxative effect due its high fiber content. Photo Credit Medioimages/Photodisc/Digital Vision/Getty Images. Regular bowel movements, or the removal of waste from the human body, are a part of proper digestion.ther high-fiber foods possessing a laxative effect are artichokes, oatmeal, many whole-grain breakfast cereals, prunes, peas and raspberries, to name a few. Regular black coffee, derived from coffee beans, contains soluble fiber that may soften stool, according to Scientific American contributor Coco Ballantyne.