5 Natural Remedies for Constipation
November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Constipation is a condition in which a person has difficulty in defecating. You feel uncomfortable and ‘full’ all the time. The feces is hard and dry and sometimes painful to pass. Most of us experience constipation at one time or another. It often only lasts for a short time and isn’t serious. But understanding why it happens should give you ideas on how to stop constipation.
Fortunately there are a lot of natural home remedies that can help you find relief from constipation:
1.Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. Large amounts of water aids quick digestion and enables easier bowel movement.
2.Adding roasted black gram powder to chapatti made of wheat including the husks too can enhance constipation relief.
3.Molasses which have high calorie content are also very good. Beware though as it has a strong taste and you’ll want to add fruit juice or milk to it when taking it. All you really need is two tablespoonfuls of blackstrap molasses just before sleeping at night.
4.Taking half a cup of cabbage juice twice a day. This is very effective in curing constipation.
5.If you got access to mango, take one in the morning right after brushing before breakfast, and one at night after dinner. Mangoes are very effective bowel movers. There is a sure guarantee that you’ll have to “go” at least twice before nightfall.
For painful constipation, you can treat it for maximum results in a very short time with Bowtrol. It helps eliminate painful constipation completely. One bottle of Bowtrol can work wonders since it completely cleanses and empties your colon leaving you feeling much better and relieved.
Constipation Remedies And The Cleansing Of The Colon
November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Colon cleansing is well on its way to becoming a popular health routine, especially among health enthusiasts and people who are interested in alternative medicine. It is extremely beneficial for a number of ailments like chronic constipation, acne, chronic fatigue, candida and almost all kinds of digestive tract problems– including build up of toxins.
Constipation can be caused because of irritable bowel movements, excessive and habitual use of laxatives, worry, anxiousness, fearfulness, lack of physical activity and issues with intestinal function (chronic idiopathic constipation) among other things. However, the most common causes for constipation are a diet low in fiber or a diet that is high in fats, like cheese, eggs, and meat.
Bowel Friendly Foods
Grapes have proved highly beneficial in overcoming the occurrence of constipation. The combination of the properties of the cellulose sugar and organic acid in grapes make them a laxative food. Fennel has properties in curing digestive problems. The regular use of fennel will normalize the working of the digestive system and heal the constipation problems. Fennel has exceptional properties in curing digestive problems. It is traditionally provided in Indian cuisine after each meal. It is also found in some commercial colon cleanses.
Guava and papaya included in a fruit salad, and eaten on a regular basis, can go far as a constipation remedy both in prevention and treatment. Fruits like guava and papaya are made by nature and are a perfect food. They contain the right balance of nutrients with distilled water.
Exercise
Exercise, or lack thereof, is seen as a cause of constipation because some believe that without regular exercise our metabolic rate slows, which means a longer digestive cycle and thus less regular bowel movement. Among other reasons the fact is, the longer the stool spends in your digestive system, the more water is excreted from the stool, which results in a harder stool which is more difficult and painful to pass.
Colon Cleanse
There are many good commercial colon cleanses on the market. A good commercial colon cleanse will normally be plant based, and will encourage, by its action intestinal detoxification. It is not uncommon for these colon cleansers to contain substances such as psyllium husk herbs like Slippery Elm bark, Cascara Sagrada, and Marshmallow.
In a nutshell bad eating habits, lack of exercise, not drinking enough water etc., lead to constipation, and the sooner these habits are dropped and corrective habits instituted, the sooner relief from constipation will be realized.