Your Home Remedies For Constipation

What is constipation?

Constipation is the passage of hard stools fewer than three times a week. Almost everyone has experienced constipation at a certain time.

Constipation is uncomfortable and less harmless. However, if it is a recurring long-term bout, it can lead to other problems such as, arthritis skin disorders, bad breath, and headaches.

Other problems include mood disorders, fatigue, hemorrhoids, hernias, weight gain and varicose veins.

Home remedies for constipation can resolve all these problems and can also aid chronic constipation.

constipation symptom

Some of the constipation symptoms include difficulty in passing stools, bloated abdomen, loss of appetite, upset stomach, and malaise.

cause of constipation

Causes of constipation vary, but here are some major ones: Poor diet (low fiber diets, low water intake), medication, stress, inactivity, and intestinal parasites.

Others causes include laxative or enema abuse, lack of beneficial intestinal flora, magnesium deficiency, under-active thyroid, colitis, and liver problems.

These are some home remedies for constipation

Laxatives cause your body to flush out necessary vitamins and other nutrients before they are absorbed.

It disrupts your body’s normal balance of salts and nutrients. It interferes with other medications you are taking. It also causes your bowel not to function properly.

Squat for good bowel movements

It is natural to squat to have bowl movement. Squatting is good for bowel movement.

As a matter of fact it does better than sitting.Your anal area gets to open up more. You may have to raise the lid of the toilet bowl to do this.

You may also raise and stretch your hand above your heal to allow the transverse colon to empty more completely with ease.

This is one of the easiest home remedies for constipation

What to take for constipation

Review your medications and supplements

Some medications can cause or increase constipation. Some of the common ones are antacids containing aluminum, or calcium, antihistamines.

Others that can induce constipation are, calcium supplements, anti-parkinsonism drugs, diuretics, sedatives, narcotics, phenothiazines, tryciclic antidepressants, and sedatives.

Control Calcium carbonate

If you take calcium carbonate, do not take them all at once. That could lead to constipation.

Take half with lunch and the other half with dinner. Your body will absorb the calcium better with meals.

Do not eat chocolate immediately or after taking calcium. It can prevent the proper absorption of calcium.

Check multivitamins

If you take multivitamins, check the label to make sure it does not contain iron ingredient. Extra iron can cause constipation, colon and rectum problems.

However, women of childbearing age must check with their physicians before eliminating multivitamins with iron.

Citrus peel is one of the home remedies for constipation

Put some citrus peel in hot water and drink it. Practitioners of Chinese traditional medicine believe this will give the body strength to have a bowl movement.

how to cure constipation with Aloe vera laxative

Boil some water and cool it to sterilize it. Peel the aloe vera and put the green peelings and the water in a close jar.

Do not use the juice but only the sap between the skin and the pulp. Place the jar in a refrigerator and drink 1 cup twice a week to stimulate bowel movements.  

Nux Vomica home remedy for constipation

Nux vomica, a homeopathic remedy, is very helpful for people who have urgent feeling, but can’t pass stools.

Nux vomica is good for people who work too hard, exercise little and eat too much food.

It also helps those addicted to laxatives. Take 30C potency two times daily for acute constipation relief.

Castor oil constipation remedy

Soak a flannel cloth in a warm castor oil. Place it on the small of the back (lower back) and cover it to keep warm.

Keep it on for 15 minutes and do it once a day, until the bowels have moved. It is guaranteed to work. Do not use it if you are in a weakened condition.

Exercise home remedies for constipation

Emotional stress can lead to serious constipation in two ways. First, when you are stressed, the body steals blood from the digestive tract and sends it to the muscles.

Second, stress makes the parasympathetic nervous system less active.

This is a portion of the nervous system that helps the equilibrium of the body to be restored.

Regular exercise is the best stress regulator. One of the best stress exercises recommended is 30-60 minutes heart-pumping exercise, such as walking, jogging, jumping rope, bicycling, or similar activities 3-5 times a week.

Foods to help constipation

 

Juicing home remedies for constipation

Plum juice, radish juice, rhubarb juice, dates and figs juice are some of the juices recommended for constipation treatments.

There are more fruit and vegetable juices such as apple, carrots, beets, that can induce bowl movement.

How to cure constipation with Radish juice

Small amount of radish juice can be used to stimulate peristalsis so that bowl evacuation can be promoted.

Method of preparation

For juicing purposes, it is best to use bunched radishes that include green leafy tops. These contain the highest amount of minerals.

Radish juice should not be taken alone. It is too strong in its reaction. It is usually diluted with cabbage, celery, parsley, or watercress juice.

You may or may not chop the radish into tiny pieces, depending on what kind of juicer you are using.

Vitamins and supplements home remedies for constipation

Magnesium is one of the significant home remedies for constipation

Magnesium helps constipation, because it is good for relaxing the muscles in the intestines. This encourages usual peristalsis.

Peristalsis is muscle movement in the form of waves that allows food to go through the digestive tract.

Magnesium also improves the gut motility and retains water in the colon.

The recommended dosage to relief acute constipation is 250 mg 2-4 times daily. Do not use on a long term basis, as it can lead to mal-absorption and electrolyte imbalance.

Detox home remedies for constipation

If you experience severe cases of constipation, a three day vegetable juice fast can be very helpful. It also eliminates toxins from the body.

Juices that are very supportive of a cleanse for constipation include apple, cabbage, aloe, and green drinks. You may add some psyllium husks or flaxseeds to your juice for more fiber.

For your home remedies for constipation to work well, consider ample water, good nutritional habits and a healthy lifestyle alongside other alternatives.

These home remedies for constipation are not to replace any prescription medicine from your physician.

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