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Oatmeal, potatoes, bananas and soft, skinless fruits are rich in soluble fiber and may help with diarrhea. Sweet potatoes are an especially good soluble-fiber source, containing 2 grams per half-cup of flesh.
How Fiber Helps Diarrhea. The other extreme is diarrhea, when your stool is loose because thereâs too much water in your colon. Fiber can help get your system back in order in this case, too. âSoluble fiber can actually absorb excess fluid in the bowel and thus act to firm up a loose stool.