I have heard that whether you are bound up or too loose with your bowels that bananas will do the trick either way.  This is a comfort to someone suffering from either of these situations, but caution must be placed on how much there after, especially with babies and young children.  This miracle food may be the cure for some yet very problematic for others.  Still, if your getting ready to undergo open heart surgery because of having had a heart attack, some physicians will put you on the banana diet the week before surgery.  This banana diet is not smart however for your average Joe.  So get the opinion of someone educated to know before proceeding with this as a quick fix to weight loss.