Is your day often affected by the discomfort and inconvenience of hard, irregular, and infrequent bowel movements?
It happens when waste moves slowly through the intestines. The longer the delay, the more water is absorbed, making it harder to pass.
Toxins can be reabsorbed into the bloodstream, straining other detox systems in the body and increasing health risks.
Identify and address the root cause, which may include poor diet (low in fiber and fluids, high in white flour, sugar, and acid-forming foods like meat, dairy, and eggs), deficiencies in vitamins B1, B5, B6, and minerals (potassium, magnesium, zinc), excess Vitamin D, iron, aluminum, food allergies, a sedentary lifestyle, tension, anxiety, depression, poor bowel habits, laxative overuse, under active thyroid, poor liver function (low bile), or spinal injury (impaired nerve supply). Hormonal imbalances. Medications, drugs, antibiotics.
General tips for managing constipation
- High fiber diet rich in complex carbohydrates - wholegrains, pulses, fruit and vegetables.
- Eliminate white flour and sugar, junk foods. Reduce meat, eggs, dairy.
- Increase fluids - drink a large glass of lukewarm water with half a lemon juice every morning.
- Consider magnesium, probiotics with FOS (Fructooligosaccharides)
- Natural laxatives - blackstrap molasses, linseed or flaxseed tea, dried fruit. Slippery elm, psyllium husks - bulk forming laxatives.
- Take a brisk walk early in the morning. The best time for colon activity is between 5 and 7 am, according to the Chinese Body clock.
Herbs can help in many ways by improving liver function, aiding digestion, enhancing bile flow, and supporting the nervous system for better relaxation, digestion and elimination.