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Constipation – Remedies at Home

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Constipation is caused due to infrequent bowel movement. A person suffering from constipation experiences pain and frustration. This condition may occur at any point in a person’s life. Read on to know more about the home remedies for constipation.

Most people, who consume food that is low in fiber content and high in fat, may have the problem of constipation. It is a disorder of the digestive and intestinal systems, in which a person experiences hard and dry stool. If you have constipation, you might experience dissatisfaction with bowel evacuation. According to physicians, a person suffers from constipation when he has less than three bowel movements per week. Generally, bowel movements decrease with age. The ideal bowel movement is one per day; however, bowel movements between three and 21 times per week are considered normal. Constipation takes its severe form when one experiences less than one bowel movement in a week. In the United States, mostly people suffer from constipation due to gastrointestinal disorder. This is caused due to high consumption of processed foods or fast foods, which are low in natural fiber content.

Causes of Constipation

You may have constipation due to low consumption of liquids, such as water and juice. Sufficient intake of water and juices adds liquids to your colon (the last part of the digestive system), which extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body. Constipation may occur when the colon absorbs excess water than the normal absorption. Slow muscle contraction of the colon can also cause constipation, as stools will take longer time to reach the rectum. As a result, hard and dry stools pass out.

Constipation occurs mainly due to poor diet and lack of exercise. To treat constipation, knowledge about its causes is essential. Constipation can be caused due to these factors:

 

• Poor diet having low fiber content, for example, fast or junk food
• Dehydration
• Stress
• Side effects of medicines like antacid
• Consumption of fats, such as eggs, meat, butter, cheese, etc.
• Resisting the urge to have a bowel movement
• Excessive use of stool softeners, such as chemical drugs, which have side effects, may lead to constipation
• Depression
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Colon cancer
• Stroke
• Hypothyroidism
• Problems in intestinal function
• Over-consumption of tea, coffee and excess smoking

Home Remedies

Constipation is not a serious disease; often it may be a symptom of serious ailments such as hypothyroidism. In some cases, people may have constipation followed by headache and abdominal pain. This can be cured at home too. The homemade remedies or sometimes natural laxatives can help you to mitigate the problem of constipation. The homemade remedies are less harmful in comparison to other medicines.

Mixture of castor oil and milk: Mix two spoons of castor oil in warm milk and drink it every alternative day. It will improve your bowel movement and cure your chronic constipation problem.

Drink warm water: Try to get up early in the morning and drink maximum amount of lukewarm water. Make this your regular activity and you can get relief from constipation.

Mixture of triphala-churna: Triphala, an herb which is used as an Ayurvedic medicine. Mix it with water and drink it everyday in the morning. This will help you in cleaning your bowel.

Drink warm lemon water: Squeeze the juice of lemon into lukewarm water and drink it. This will provide you the necessary amount of fluids, which help in curing constipation.

Consumption of fiber-rich diet: Proper diet, rich in fiber content can help you in overcoming the problem of constipation. Fiber-rich food includes beans, cereals, fruits and vegetables.

Regular exercise: Constipation often occurs due to lack of physical activity. So do regular exercise to improve your bowel movement.

Change your lifestyle: Develop the habit of early sleeping and early rising. To keep your body sound, you should sleep for eight hours a day. Consume fresh vegetables and fruits when hungry and avoid overeating.

Use of asafetida, cumin powder, turmeric powder and coriander: While you are cooking, use cumin powder, turmeric powder, asafetida and coriander, which make the food easily digestible.

Consume pulses, cereals and vegetables at different meals: Do not consume pulses, cereals and vegetables at the same time. Make a balanced dietary list and follow it. It will help in softening the hard and stiff stool.

Besides these

• Consume fruits, which are high in fiber content, for example, apples and bananas.
• Drink a glass of warm water with two/three drops of honey every day.
• Drink two or three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar mixed with water every morning on an empty stomach.
• Reduce consumption of deep-fried foods and vegetables like cauliflower, which creates gas in our stomach.
• Opt for vegetarian diet rather than non-vegetarian diet.
• Two tablespoons of olive oil every morning on an empty stomach will improve your bowel movement.
• Consume plums, red beet and oatmeal to strengthen your digestive system.
• Drinking tomato juice is helpful to soften your feces.
• Grind potatoes and drink the liquid; this will help you solve your constipation problem.

These homemade remedies, which have no side effects, can cure your constipation problem. The important thing is that you should consume healthy foods and do regular physical activities. Drinking warm water on an empty stomach in the morning may also help you cure constipation.

By Ajanta Bhattacharyya Published: 12/6/2008

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Constipation – The Top 6 Herbs You Need To Know About

Constipation is very readily treated by a number of herbal remedies. Unless there are major complications – such as the presence of cancer or there having been an operation on the bowel – it is very rare to find someone who will not respond to herbal treatment for constipation with a very high degree of success.

There are a number of herbs considered, but one herb stands head and shoulders above the others. I will tell you below which herb that is.

Herbs are beneficial in several ways when there’s constipation:

1. Some herbs provide bulk which help the stools pass more easily
2. Other herbs contain ‘anthroquinone glycosides’ which stimulate bowel muscle – stimulate bowel muscle,stimulate the peristalsis – earthworm-like movements of the bowel, help the muscles of the bowel to move the waste matter along. They are generally for short-term use only.
3. There is one herb which can safely be used at low doses for a longer period of time; it is ‘Cascara Sagrada’. When combined with appropriate herbs in a formula this herb will almost invariably provide a cure for long-term constipation. Keep reading for more detail.

1. Herbs For Bulk

These herbs provide a large amount of fibre or mucilage. This bulks up the waste matter in the colon helping to make the stools pass more easily. This happens because of a reflex action in the bowel.

Herbs in this category include PSYLLIUM HUSKS, LINSEEDS AND FENUGREEK. These herbs should be taken with a good amount of water – say several glasses more than usual per day – as they will absorb water.

2. Herbs Containing Anthroquinone Glycosides

The best known herb containing anthroquinone glycosides is SENNA. This has a long history of use in the UK. It is not recommended for longer than ten days.

Buckthorn is another herb which was used by many older herbalists. It was replaced with the herb CASCARA SAGRADA, from the same family, which was more gentle but still reliable. Used at the usual dosage, these herbs are not recommended to be taken for longer than ten consecutive days or so.

Much stronger, and only to be used in extreme cases is a herb extracted from the outer skin of the Aloe Vera plant. This is the same plant whose gel is used to promote healing. The Aloe from the outer skin – often called CAPE ALOE – has a powerful laxative effect. It is also very, very bitter and unpleasant if you happen to taste it. Aloe is generally used only occasionally.

                     

3. The Best Choice For Constipation

One of the herbs mentioned above is by far the best herb to use to treat long-term, or short-term, constipation. However, to achieve this it is used at a relatively low dosage for long period of time.

The herb is Cascara Sagrada, or sacred bark.

If Cascara is used in small amounts – say 50 mg with each meal; and if it is combined with other appropriate herbs, it     will often deal permanently with constipation in about six months. It is needed every day, however.

To be most effective, Cascara is combined with the herbs barberry, cayenne, Turkey rhubarb, and a number of other herbs. For many people who have had long-term constipation such a formula has proved a lifesaver.

A Programme Lasting 90 Days Gives Long-Term Constipation Relief

Furthermore this Cascara remedy can be used together with other products to create a complete ‘90-Day Programme’ to treat constipation. The extra products will be 1. extra fiber – such as by using ‘Psyllium Husks’ and 2. using a ‘bowel flora’ supplement which is also very helpful for the bowel.

A 90-day Programme such as this gives a great start in treating constipation. Following this successful start for 3 months with 3 such products, the Cascara-based product can be used alone, daily, for a further few months until the bowel finally functions successfully on its own. Many, many people have been absolutely delighted, as well as very relieved, after using a programme like this.

By: RobRalph

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