What is Constipation?
Constipation is when your bowel movements are tough and/or occurs less often than normal. Bowel movements less than three times a week is considered as Constipation. It a leading problem in modern society due to modern lifestyle. Almost every person goes through it at some point in their life.
Causes:
- Lack of physical activities
- Dehydration
- Low fiber diet
- Change in daily routine
- Constantly resisting the urge to poop
- Stress, anxiety and/or depression
- Pregnancy
- Other diseases like Colon Cancer, Hypothyroidism, Multiple Sclerosis, etc
- Problem in digestive system
Symptoms:
- Less than three bowel movements a week
- Having hard stool
- Straining when passing stool
- May experience pain and cramps in the abdomen
- Loss of appetite
- May result in nausea
Home Remedies:
- Include food high in fiber in everyday diet. i.e., fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, etc.
- Consume a glass of pear juice daily.
- Eating an apple on empty stomach eases constipation.
- Consume papaya with black pepper powder as seasoning on empty stomach.
- Avoid food prepared from “Maida”.
- Drink hot lemon water every night before bed.
- Grind the mixture of black pepper, coriander and stone salt to powder form. Consume twice a day.
- Avoid junk, fast food.
- Increase water intake.
- Drink a glass of wood apple juice, without adding salt, sugar or any seasoning, daily.
- Drink cabbage juice every night before bed.
- Consume 25-30 grams of raisins daily for 20-25 days. It will ease constipation.
- Increase the amount of Fenugreek, Spinach in diet.
