> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.gutminds.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 5 Natural Juices For Digestive Health - URL: https://www.gutminds.com/5-natural-juices-for-digestive-health/ - Published: 2026-10-09T08:49:57.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-09T08:49:57.000Z - Description: The celery juice craze is relatively new, but some juices have been used for digestive issues for generations. The only downside is that they taste more like medicine than a treat. - Author: GutMinds [Science Based](#the-bottom-line) > Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food Hippocrates Juice, especially fruit juice, doesn't exactly have the best reputation, Store-bought juices are often closer to sugary drinks than something we'd consider healthy, so it's easy to see why people worry about their effects on metabolic health. But if you're willing to make them at home, preferably with organic produce or, even better, fruit and vegetables from your own garden, they could be a great way to support your gut health. Still, I'd be very cautious about drinking pure fruit juice. It tastes amazing, but fructose can be hard on the liver, and blood sugar spikes are definitely a real concern. [How Your Blood Glucose May Affect The Way You Treat Others](https://www.gutminds.com/blood-glucose-may-affect-the-way-you-treat-others/) ## Wheat Grass Juice and UC I've heard some amazing stories about the health benefits of wheat grass, but I never looked into it more closely because I was concerned it might contain gluten. It turns out wheat grass in naturally gluten-free, but it needs to be harvested before it produces seeds or flowers and processed in a facility that doesn't handle grains to avoid cross-contamination. And you can still be allergic to wheat itself, though, not just gluten. I found this interesting [study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11989836/?ref=gutminds.com) on wheat grass and ulcerative colitis, a serious gut condition that is often treated with steroids. *Twenty-one patients completed the study*, *and full information was available on 19 of them*. *Treatment with wheat grass juice was associated with significant reductions in the overall disease activity index (P=0.031) and in the severity of rectal bleeding (P = 0.025)*. *No serious side effects were found*. ## Prune Juice and Constipation This is actually a long-standing folk remedy. In the past, people didn't have access to fibre supplements, so they relied on the foods they had available. Although prunes have been shown to help with constipation, there are 2 challenges here: - Sugar content - juicing prunes removes the fibre, and the antioxidants alone won't prevent blood sugar spikes. - Prunes are high in FODMAPs, so if you have SIBO or IBS and you're looking for constipation relief, prune juice may not be the best option. Still, prune juice seems to work really well for constipation. [*Prune intake*](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35971232/?ref=gutminds.com) *significantly decreased hard and lumpy stools while increasing normal stool and not increasing loose and watery stools*. *Prune intake also ameliorated subjective complaints of constipation and hard stools*, *without alteration of flatulence*, *diarrhea*, *loose stools*, *or urgent need for defecation*. *There were no adverse events or laboratory abnormalities of liver or renal function after prune intake*. ## Potato Juice and Dyspepsia Another folk remedy from Europe. And yes, this is raw potato juice, so you can imagine what it tastes like. Dyspepsia is the medical term for indigestion, including symptoms such as bloating, gas, nausea, fullness and stomach pain. Is there any research behind this? According to this [study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16360927/?ref=gutminds.com), after just 1 week of drinking 100 ml of potato juice twice a day: - the GIS score, a measure of gastrointestinal symptoms, improved by about 42%, - the QOLRAD score, a questionnaire measuring how digestive symptoms affected quality of life, improved by about 51 %. ## Cabbage Juice and Ulcers Raw potato juice may be hard to get down, but cabbage juice is a challenge of its own. It has a strong taste and an even stronger smell. Even if you enjoy cabbage salads, juicing brings out a much more intense flavour. I found a few older studies showing that cabbage juice is really effective at healing ulcers. Here's an interesting quote: *The average crater* [*healing time*](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18104715/?ref=gutminds.com) *for seven of these patients who had duodenal ulcer was only 10.4 days*, *while the average time as reported in the literature*, *in 62 patients treated by standard therapy*, *was 37 days*. Peptic ulcers healed in just 11 days. Amazing! ## Pomegranate Juice and IBD To me, pomegranate juice tastes both tart and very sweet. I'm not sure it's a good choice for people with blood sugar issues. However, it seems to reduce inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): [*POMJ consumption*](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40255128/?ref=gutminds.com) *reduced markers of intestinal inflammation and modulated gene expression related to mucosal immunity and barrier function in patients with IBD*. *These findings suggest the potential of POMJ as a beneficial dietary intervention for maintaining remission in IBD*, *highlighting the promise of targeted nutritional strategies in managing chronic inflammatory conditions*. POMJ = Pomegranate Juice ### The Bottom Line I don't think we should overlook natural folk remedies for digestive issues. They may not have tons of research behind them, but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence that they can help. #### 5 Sources [Wheat grass juice in the treatment of active distal ulcerative colitis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11989836/?ref=gutminds.com) [Prune Juice Containing Sorbitol, Pectin, and Polyphenol Ameliorates Subjective Complaints and Hard Feces While Normalizing Stool in Chronic Constipation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35971232/?ref=gutminds.com) [Efficacy and tolerability of potato juice in dyspeptic patients: a pilot study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16360927/?ref=gutminds.com) [Rapid healing of peptic ulcers in patients receiving fresh cabbage juice](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18104715/?ref=gutminds.com) [Evidence for a Modulatory Effect of a 12-week Pomegranate Juice Intervention on the Transcriptional Response in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Reducing Fecal Calprotectin Levels: Findings from a Proof-of-Principle Study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40255128/?ref=gutminds.com)