Natural Remedies to Relieve and Cure Constipation

By Jamie Nicholls

This is something in your life that cannot be avoided. You can run and you can hide, but eventually you will experience constipation if you have not already. No one enjoys constipation and we all seek ways to get rid of it. Luckily, there are constipation remedies out there for this disruption in life. Reasons for constipation can be: lack of exercise, dietary, pregnancy, and age.

If you have been doing some form of activity on a daily basis such as running, walking, or swimming and have stopped this can cause your body to not have a normal bowel movement. Being active keeps everything moving along. Your blood flows better and your food moves through your body faster. Therefore maintaining a regular exercise routine is something that can help prevent constipation in the first place.

If you have made changes to your diet figure out what you changed and if that is the cause of your feelings of constipation. Make slow changes to your diet so that your body can ease into the transition. Sometimes if you travel and eat different foods than your body is used to digesting you can become constipated. Extreme changes in diet, even for the better, can have an affect on how food is digested and excreted.

For women who are pregnant or may become pregnant in the future you should be aware that constipation is likely to happen. As your uterus grows to inhabit the baby your organs get moved around. This makes it very difficult for food to travel through the proper channels as normal.

No one likes to think about getting older and our bodies slowing down, but it is true. And whether you like it or not it will happen to you. As our bodies slow down all of our processes slow down, too. This is natural, but it makes it more difficult to produce bowel movements. Plastic surgery to make you look younger is not a remedy for this.

Remedies to fight constipation vary from natural to medicinal. The right remedy for you may not be the right remedy for your friend or neighbor. Sometimes it is a combination of remedies that will work. So, find what works for you. For some people starting an exercise routine does the trick. Simply try walking everyday for 15-30 minutes. This will stimulate your body to digest food and get rid of it. Try getting more fluids everyday. Drink lots of water. This will help in softening your stools.

Another way to relieve the irregularity is to consume lots of fiber. Fiber is found in many of the foods we eat as well as in many health supplements. There are really tasty cereals and you can even add fiber with pop-tarts. Fiber is also found in many fruits and vegetables. You can stock up on those. There are some breads and granola bars that you can also get with your daily fiber quota.

There are many over the counter products that are designed to help relieve constipation within a day or two. Make sure that you check out a product before buying it and always follow instructions. A pharmacist can assist you. The best remedies are those with natural ingredients which you will be able to source online. Natural remedies are generally safer and reduce the risk of any side effects.

Hopefully, one or two of these suggestions works for you. After trying some of these remedies without success please contact your physician. There can be other reason for being constipated that may not be remedied this way. You may need medical assistance. - 30193

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