| Constipation refers to infrequent or hard | | | | Constipation-Children and adults should get |
| stools, or difficulty passing stools. | | | | enough fiber in their diet. Vegetables, fresh |
| Constipation is determined in the colon | | | | fruits, dried fruits, and whole wheat, bran, |
| (large intestine), which is responsible for | | | | or oatmeal cereals are excellent sources of |
| packaging and eliminating stool. Some people | | | | fiber. To reap the benefits of fiber, drink |
| think they are constipated if they do not | | | | plenty of fluids to help pass the stool. |
| have a bowel movement every day. However, | | | | |
| normal stool elimination may be three times a | | | | Constipation Home Remedy Tips |
| day or three times a week, depending on the | | | | |
| person. Constipation is a symptom, not a | | | | 1.Drinking a glass of warm milk before going |
| disease. Almost everyone experiences | | | | to bed helps in easy evacuation in the |
| constipation at some point in their life, and | | | | morning. In case of severe constipation, mix |
| a poor diet typically is the cause. Most | | | | two teaspoons of castor oil in the milk. |
| constipation is temporary and not serious. | | | | |
| Constipation may involve pain during the | | | | 2.Take 10 - 12 calimyma figs and stew them in |
| passage of a bowel movement, inability to | | | | two glasses of distilled water (16 oz) for 10 |
| pass a bowel movement after straining or | | | | minutes. Let them sit in this water |
| pushing for more than 10 minutes, or no bowel | | | | overnight. |
| movements after more than 3 days. Infants who | | | | |
| are still exclusively breastfed may go 7 days | | | | 3.Spinach is a perfect vegetable oriented |
| without a stool. Constipation can also | | | | home remedy for constipation. The best is to |
| alternate with diarrhea. This pattern is more | | | | eat it raw or else you can go in for 100 ml |
| commonly considered as part of the irritable | | | | spinach juice mixed with an equal quantity of |
| bowel syndrome (IBS). At the extreme end of | | | | water and drink it twice in a day. |
| the constipation spectrum is fecal impaction, | | | | |
| a condition in which stool hardens in the | | | | 4.Drink one liter of warm water and walk |
| rectum and prevents the passage of any stool. | | | | around for a few minutes immediately after |
| | | | waking up early in the morning. |
| Constipation also may make you feel bloated | | | | |
| or sluggish or experience discomfort or pain. | | | | 5.Bael fruit works wonders in treating |
| Constipation is most common in children and | | | | constipation. Consume the fruit everyday for |
| older people, and affects women more than | | | | about 2-3 months. |
| men. Constipation in children can lead to | | | | |
| soiling (enuresis and encopresis). | | | | 6.Drinking lemon juice mixed with warm water |
| Constipation is one of the most common | | | | two to three times a day eases constipation. |
| gastrointestinal complaints in the United | | | | |
| States. More than 4 million Americans have | | | | 7.One or two teaspoons of aloe gel can be |
| frequent constipation, accounting for 2.5 | | | | taken twice a day. |
| million physician visits a year. Older people | | | | |
| are 5 times more likely than younger people | | | | 8.You can also use watered down Karo syrup or |
| to develop constipation. But experts believe | | | | watered down prune juice in a bottle. |
| that older people become too concerned with | | | | |
| having a daily bowel movement and that | | | | 9.A common Ayurvedic medicine for |
| constipation in this age group is | | | | constipation is Triphala Churna. It is a |
| overestimated. Constipation-predominant | | | | powder made by grinding three kinds of herbs. |
| irritable bowel syndrome, characterized by a | | | | A teaspoon of this powder taken with warm |
| combination of constipation and abdominal | | | | water or milk at the time going to bed is |
| discomfort and/or pain. Medical authorities | | | | beneficial. |
| accept wide variations in toilet frequency as | | | | |
| long as this does not cause any other | | | | 10.Guava is another effective remedy for |
| symptoms. Defecating depends on dietary | | | | constipation. When eaten with seeds, it |
| habits, exercise, fluid intake, and various | | | | provides roughage to the diet and helps in |
| other factors. | | | | the normal evacuation of the bowels. One or |
| | | | two guavas should be taken everyday. |
| Most common causes of constipation are a diet | | | | |
| low in fiber or a diet high in fats, such as | | | | 11.Grapes have proved very beneficial in |
| cheese, eggs, and meats. Neurological | | | | overcoming constipation. The combination of |
| conditions such as Parkinson's disease or | | | | the properties of the cellulose, sugar, and |
| multiple sclerosis. Dyschezia syn(usually the | | | | organic acid in grapes make them a laxative |
| result of suppressing defecation). | | | | food. |
| Constipation occurs when the colon absorbs | | | | |
| too much water or if the colon's muscle | | | | 12.Mix 2 tsp husk seed (Isabgol) in 1/2 a cup |
| contractions are slow or sluggish, causing | | | | of hot milk and drink immediately. Drink one |
| the stool to move through the colon too | | | | cup of plain milk to follow. |
| slowly. As a result, stools can become hard | | | | |
| and dry. As food moves through the colon, the | | | | 13.The most important factor in curing |
| colon absorbs water from the food while it | | | | constipation is a natural and simple diet. |
| forms waste products, or stool. Muscle | | | | This should consist of unrefined foods such |
| contractions in the colon then push the stool | | | | as wholegrain cereals, bran, honey, lentils, |
| toward the rectum. By the time stool reaches | | | | green and leafy vegetables, fresh and dry |
| the rectum it is solid, because most of the | | | | fruits, and milk products in the form of |
| water has been absorbed. Treatment of | | | | butter, ghee, and cream. |