The supplement, Blessed Thistle, (different from Milk Thistle) increases bile production. Which helps constipation. Seems to have helped mine.
I found out the hard way about two weeks ago that cardamom increases bile secretion.
I love Turkish coffee with cardamom, so I purchased a pound of ground cardamom and started adding it to my coffee.
Within a week I had severe pain in my liver, gall bladder and pancreas. The inflammation was horrible. Stopped using it and the pain went away within 48 hours.
I researched it and sure enough, cardamom is known for causing this.