How might you explain the importance of dietary fiber to a client who frequently experience constipation?

I would have to do it with a poem: Sing as a Jamaican melody.

When your tummy all upset, and she feeling really bad
And whey you try to poop, it just makes you very mad
You must chew on some celery and bran muffin too
Then when you go to de toilet you will feel all new!
Everybody now! Chorus
Now when you poop and it floats you know you're eating right
If it goes to de bottom its time for de diet
Get some prunes and some carrots and forget de candy bar
Fiber in your tummy will make it not so hard.

Now that person will just have to listen to that. But remember to sing it out......... Everybody now! La la la la ............

You might want to tell him, that he needs to eat fiber for a good bowel movement, it's important to clean out the intestine, because if it sits in there too long its poisoning your body, gives unnecessary gas and it will give him hemorrhoids.

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