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Constipation Home Remedies
You are most likely reading this section because you're seeking a natural laxative. Therefore, you may already know that the commercial chemical laxatives can kill friendly bacteria, can lessen the absorption of nutrients, can stuff up the intestinal walls, can turn users into addicts, can get rid of necessary vitamins and can eventually cause constipation.
Constipation is irregular bowel movement. It can be caused by low fluid intake or a poor diet consisting of mainly refined foods and high fat. Constipation may be either as weak colon muscles or no regularity in bowel movements. You should not take any laxatives to treat your constipation as this forms a habit.
Symptoms
Following are the signs that indicate the presence of this ailment:
- No bowel movements at least once a day
- Pain in the abdomen
- Heaviness in the stomach
- Wind formation
- Mucus coated tongue
- Headache
- Loss of appetite
- Pain in the lower legs
- Hypertension, fever
- Nausea
- Vertigo
- Palpitation
- Drowsiness
Natural home remedies
- The most natural time to move your bowels is within the first few hours of the day. Drinking water on an empty stomach stimulates peristalsis by reflex. So, before breakfast, drink the juice of half a lemon in 1 cup of warm water. While it may help cleanse your system, it may also make you pucker a lot. If you find it hard to drink, sweeten it with honey.
- Drinking lemon juice mixed with warm water two to three times a day eases constipation.
- Guava when eaten with seeds provides roughage to diet can give relief from constipation.
- Add more fruits to the diet prunes pears, grapes, Orange juice & Papaya.
- Mix 1 cup tomato juice, 1/4 cup carrot juice, and 1/2 cup sauerkraut juice and drink.
- New Born Babies or Infants: Stimulates the sphinctors (muscles) in the rectum of the baby by inserting the tip of a thermometer into the babies rectum and slide it back and forth. It really works.
If lemon and water is not for you, eat or drink anyone of the following at room temperature (not chilled).
- Prune juice or stewed prunes
- Papaya
- Two peeled apples
- Six to eight dried figs. Soak them overnight in a glass of water. In the morning, drink the water, then eat the figs.
- The combination of dried apricots and prunes is said to work wonders. Soak six of each overnight. Next morning, eat three of each. Then, in the late afternoon, an hour or two before dinner, eat the remaining three apricots and three prunes.
- Eat at least three raw fruits a day. One of them, preferably an apple, should be eaten two hours after dinner.
- Take two small beets, scrub them clean and eat them raw in the morning. You should have a bowel movement about 12 hours later.
- Flaxseed is a popular folk treatment for constipation. Take 1 to 2 tablespoons with lots of water right after lunch or dinner.
- Sunflower seeds are filled with health-giving properties and have also been known to promote regularity. Eat a handful of shelled, raw, unsalted seeds every day.
Sensational Sauerkraut
- Raw sauerkraut and its juice have friendly bacteria and may aid digestion. It's also an excellent laxative. Heat destroys the important enzymes in sauerkraut, so make sure you eat it raw.
You can also drink an 8-ounce glass of warm sauerkraut juice and then an 8-ounce glass of grapefruit juice (unsweetened)-one right after the other. It should do the job.
WARNING: Grapefruit juice interacts with many medications. Talk to your doctor before trying the previous remedy.
- We were told about an acupressure technique that is supposed to encourage a complete evacuation of the bowels in 15 minutes. For three to five minutes, massage the area underneath your lower lip, in the middle of your chin.
Olive Oil-Ole!
- The findings of recent studies say that monounsaturated fatty acid-the kind found in olive oil-is best for lowering cholesterol levels. Olive oil is also a help when a laxative is needed. Take 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin, cold-pressed olive oil in the morning and 1 tablespoon an hour after eating dinner.
- For some people, a dose of brewer's yeast does the trick. Take 1 heaping teaspoon of brewer's yeast and 1 heaping teaspoon of wheat germ with each meal. (Both are available at health food stores.)
Start with small amounts of either or both brewer's yeast and wheat germ. Gradually increase your intake and stop when the amount you're taking works for you.
- Are persimmons in season? Try one. It's been known to relieve constipation.
- For a mild laxative, soak six dates in a glass of hot water. When the water is cool, drink it, then eat the dates.
- If you have a favorite brand of cereal, add raw; unprocessed bran to it. Start with 1 teaspoon and gradually work your way up to 1 or 2 tablespoons each morning, depending on your reaction to it.
Exotic, But Effective
- Two natural laxatives available at your greengrocer are escarole (eat it raw or boil it in water and drink the water) and Spanish onion (roast it and eat it at bedtime). The cellulose in onions gives intestinal momentum.
- Hippocrates ,the Greek physician and father of medicine who lived from 460-377 BC, recommended eating garlic every day to relieve constipation. Cook with it and eat it raw (in salads)whenever possible.
Be Convincing
- Just as you're falling asleep, when the mind is most open to autohypnotic suggestion,say to yourself, "In the morning, I will have a good bowel movement." Keep repeating the sentence until you doze off. Pleasant dreams!
For a Gentle Approach
- Raw spinach makes a delicious salad, has lots of vitamins and minerals and is a mild laxative, too. Be sure to wash it thoroughly.
- Aerobic exercise is an excellent laxative. Try for 30 minutes every morning.
- One teaspoon of blackstrap molasses in1/2 cup of warm water, drunk an hour before lunch, might do the trick.
- Soak your feet in cold water, 15 minutes at a time, once in the morning and once before bedtime. Be sure to dry your feet thoroughly.
- Okra acts as a mild laxative. Add chicken gumbo soup to your menu from time to time.
Stool Softener
- Every night, before eating dinner, eat a tablespoon of raisins or three prunes that have been soaking in water for a couple of hours.
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