{"id":24182,"date":"2025-03-18T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24182"},"modified":"2025-03-18T09:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T09:24:31","slug":"is-chia-seed-water-good-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24182","title":{"rendered":"Is \u2018Chia Seed Water\u2019 Good for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q: I keep seeing \u201cchia seed water\u201d all over social media, with influencers saying it helps with constipation, bowel regularity and weight loss. Is that true?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a video on TikTok<\/a>, a woman waves a plastic water bottle containing chia seeds, lemon juice and water in front of the camera. She\u2019s on her fourth day of drinking the gloop, she says. \u201cLet me tell you something,\u201d she adds, \u201cthis is, like, the realest thing I\u2019ve ever learned on the internet. I am the most constipated person I know,\u201d but since drinking the chia seeds, she continues, she has \u201cnever been so regular.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a familiar line on TikTok, where views for many videos about \u201cthe internal shower<\/a>,\u201d as the drink has been called, number in the millions. Chia seed water is made from simple ingredients: just a tablespoon or two of chia seeds, water and perhaps a squeeze of lemon juice for taste<\/a>. Yet the drink has been said<\/a> to have big benefits, including helping with bloating, bowel irregularity and even weight loss.<\/p>\n

To a certain extent, these claims are true, said Amanda Lynett, a dietitian specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology at Michigan Medicine. Thanks to the high fiber content, chia seeds<\/a> are one of her go-to dietary recommendations for people who struggle with constipation, she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But you don\u2019t have to chug them in water to enjoy their benefits. Experts say that no matter how you consume chia seeds \u2014 whether sprinkled onto oatmeal or yogurt, or mixed into puddings, baked goods or smoothies \u2014 they\u2019ll still help your digestion.<\/p>\n