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The high level of potassium in bananas helps to replace electrolytes that may be lost by severe bouts of diarrhea. Bananas are also rich in pectin, a soluble fiber that helps to absorb liquid in the intestines and thus move stool along smoothly. Bananas also contain a good amount of inulin, another soluble fiber.
Bananas do have a gram or two of protein, but where a banana really shines nutritiously is in its vitamin content. A banana is high in the following: Vitamin C: 17 percent of recommended daily value in one banana. Vitamin B6 (22 percent; good for the nervous system) Folate (6 percent; good for cell repair)