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A recommended treatment for constipation is 50 g dried prunes twice daily. The 50 g serving equates to about seven medium-sized prunes. This treatment has been shown to be better than a standard 11 g dose of psyllium taken twice a day. Prunes and psyllium are equally well tolerated, Attaluri notes.
Plums are low in calories and carbohydrate, containing only about 30 calories and 8 grams of carbohydrate in one serving. Think of plums as a less concentrated, lower calorie form of prunes, which are commonly used in preventing and treating constipation because of their fiber content.