Management of Constipation without medication

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Simple lifestyle modifications for constipation

• Exercise regularly
• Keep proper intervals between meals. Do not eat when not hungry.
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• Chew the food nicely before swallowing it. This helps the food to digest completely and faster.
• Make a habit of daily bowel evacuation early morning.
• Maintain a timely routine. Make a habit of getting up early and sleeping on time.

Yoga for curing constipation

Yoga helps our body organs to function properly. There are various poses that triggers different organs and health conditions. Mainly the pavana mukthasana .The yoga poses for gastritis was also good for constipation

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Dietary management

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1: Eat 6 Ounces of Grain Products Each Day

Eat 6 ounces of grain products each day. Grain products include cereals, breads and starchy vegetables (such as corn, green peas, potatoes and lima beans). Whenever possible, choose whole grains such as whole-wheat bread and whole-grain cereal. To get a big dose of fiber early in the day, eat high-fiber cereal for breakfast. Check the labels on cereal boxes; anything with more than 5 or 6 grams of fiber per serving qualifies as high fiber. If you don’t like high-fiber cereals, try mixing them in with your usual cereal and increasing the amount of high-fiber cereal over time.

Also, try making barley a permanent addition to your diet. It can relieve constipation and keep you regular. Buy some barley flour, flakes and grits, and add some barley grain to vegetable soup or stew.

2: Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables

Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables. Select a variety, including sweet potatoes, apples, berries, apricots, peaches, pears, oranges, prunes, corn, peas, carrots, tomatoes, spinach, broccoli and cauliflower. And opt for the whole produce over juice as much as possible; a glass of orange juice, for instance, provides 0.1 grams of fiber, while eating an orange gives you 2.9 grams.

Apples. Eat an hour after a meal to prevent constipation.

Apple juice and apple cider. These are natural laxatives for many people. Drink up and enjoy!

Bananas. These may relieve constipation. Try eating two ripe bananas between meals. Avoid green bananas, because they’ll actually make your problem worse.

Raisins. Eat a handful daily, an hour after a meal.

 3: Cut Back on Refined Foods

Bump up your fiber intake by switching from refined foods to less-refined foods whenever possible. Switch from a highly processed cereal to a whole-grain cereal, move from heavily cooked vegetables to less-cooked vegetables, and choose whole-grain products over products made with white flour. A serving of white rice has 0.5 grams of fiber; a serving of brown rice contains 2.4. And while a serving of potato chips has only 0.6 grams of fiber, a serving of popcorn supplies 2.5 grams.

4: Bulk up on Fiber

Sometimes, a little extra dietary fiber is all you need to ensure regularity. Fiber, the indigestible parts of plant foods, adds mass to the stool and stimulates the colon to push things along. Fiber is found naturally in fruits, vegetables, grains and beans (although refining and processing can significantly decrease their fiber content). Meats, chicken, fish and fats come up empty-handed in the fiber category. The current recommendations for daily dietary fiber are 20 to 35 grams, but most people eat only 10 to 15 grams a day. Fiber supplements may be helpful, but you’re better off

5: Don’t Forget Beans

Dried beans and legumes, whether they’re pinto beans, red beans, lima beans, black beans, navy beans or garbanzo beans, are excellent sources of fiber. Many people don’t like them because of the gassiness they may cause. Cooking beans properly, however, can ease this problem considerably. Plus, if you add beans to your diet gradually, you’ll minimize gassiness.

6. Try a Cup of Coffee

The bitter-tasting constituents in coffee, and all bitter-tasting foods, stimulate the digestive tract. If you don’t like coffee, try an herb called Oregon grape. The root of this plant and some close cousins such as barberry have been used safely since ancient times to overcome occasional constipation. Mix 1/2 teaspoon Oregon grape tincture in water and sip slowly before eating for best results.

7: Snack on Sesame Seeds

These seeds provide roughage and bulk, and they soften the contents of the intestines, which makes elimination easier. Eat no more than 1/2 ounce daily, and drink lots of water as you take the seeds. You may also sprinkle them on salads and other foods, but again, no more than 1/2 ounce. Sesame is also available in a butter or paste and in Middle Eastern dips, such as tahini.

8: Oil Up

Safflower, soybean and other vegetable oils can be just the cure you need, as they have a lubricating action in the intestines. Take 2 to 3 tablespoons a day, only until the problem is gone (not on an everyday basis). And remember that on those days when you increase your intake of oils, balance the calorie count by lowering your consumption of butter. Otherwise, you risk packing on extra pounds as you seek relief from constipation. If you don’t like taking oil straight from the spoon, mix the oil with herbs and lemon juice or vinegar to use as salad dressing. The combination of the oil and the fiber from the salad ought to fix you right up.

 9. Know Your Medications

A number of prescription and over-the-counter medications can cause constipation. If you’re currently taking any medication, you might want to ask your doctor or pharmacist whether it could be causing your constipation. Among the drugs that can cause constipation are calcium-channel blockers taken for high blood pressure, beta blockers, some antidepressants, narcotics and other pain medications, antihistamines (to a lesser degree), certain decongestants and some antacids. Antacids that contain calcium or aluminum are binding and can cause constipation; antacids that contain magnesium tend not to cause constipation. If you are unsure what’s in your antacid, check the label or ask your pharmacist or doctor.

10: Train Yourself to a Daily Routine

We’re all born with a reflex to defecate a short time after we’re fed, and as babies, that’s what we did. With socialization, we learn to control our bladders and bowels, and we tend to inhibit this reflex. Work on reviving this innate tendency by choosing one mealtime a day and trying to have a movement after it; you may be able to teach your body to pass a stool at the same time each day. (This works better with younger people than with seniors.)  By following that routine every day, whether you have to go or not, and soon it may very well become your time.

11: Keep a Food Diary

If you suffer frequent bouts of constipation, it’s possible that your body is reacting to certain foods that you’re consuming. By keeping a detailed log of what you eat, you’ll see which foods are clogging you up.

12. Don’t Fight the Urge

People sometimes suppress the urge to have a bowel movement because they’re busy or have an erratic schedule, or because they don’t want to use public bathrooms. If at all possible, heed the call when you feel it

Some more foods that helps in constipation

• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Beans
• Peaches
• Pineapple
• Whole Grains
• Surround Yourself With Nuts
• Skinny baked potato

The problem of contippation is growing. if we can not manage our life style. we all may have to depend some contant mechanical assistance always. so maintaining a good health will give you a good result.

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