"Randy Johnson" > wrote in message
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> Ummmm; seems to me your credibility is undermined by your inability to
> spell
> plum. Perhaps your reply would be better accepted if you could cite
> reference material to sustantiate.
>
> Not being a rocket scientist, or any kind of scientist, I just assumed it
> was the fiber in prunes that provides the laxative effect. It seems
> reasonable, since most recommendations to combat constipation involve some
> sort of fiber. As to prunes vs. plums as laxative; a serving of prunes is
> generally 4-6 while a serving of plums is 1; I imagine eating 4-6 plums
> (even prune plums, which are smaller) might move one as well.

Yep. I know people who OD'd on plums. It wasn't good.