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Constipation -- Causes, Prevention, and Home Remedies. How to make measured changes in your diet to prevent constipation, foods that cause constipation, typical dietary needs, sources of fiber, work-out regimes, stress relievers, laxatives, Psyllium pills, and enemas.

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Constipation -- Causes, Prevention, and Home Remedies

Constipation is a painful, embarrassing problem for anyone. Luckily, there are ways to circumvent needing to take a trip to the doctor’s office.

First, determine if it’s really constipation. Many people experience three bowel movements a day, but others may only experience two to three bowel movements a week. If you are positive you are constipated, make sure you are drinking enough daily fluids and fiber. Essentially, by consuming lots of fluids and fiber, you ensure your stool remains soft enough for it to pass through the colon. A diet lacking in water and fiber means the stool hardens and cannot clear the colon. That’s when a person becomes constipated.

How much is enough?

You need to consume at least six glasses of liquid a day. The healthiest diets contain eight glasses of water, but the minimum is six. While “fluids” can mean anything from coffee to diet soda, the best fluid for any diet is old, reliable water.

The American Dietetic Association recommends adults consume 20 to 35 grams of dietary fiber. If you are suffering from constipation, they recommend you eat at least 30 grams a day.

Where can I get more fiber?

You can boost your fiber intake by eating complex carbohydrates like whole grains, vegetables, and fruit. Easily accessible food sources like apples, beans, pears, prunes, raisins, oatmeal, nuts, popcorn, and figs are all jam-packed with fiber. A word of warning: increase your fiber intake slowly or you’ll have wicked bouts of gas.

If you’re eating plenty of fiber and drinking a lot of water, and you’re still constipated, don’t worry! There are still further measures you can take to relieve yourself, and you can still do it in the comfort of your own home.

Work out!

Regular exercise can ease constipation. There’s no need to run for three hours on a treadmill. Regular walking (for 20 to 30 minutes) is a great way to stay regular.

Cut out the oils

Examine your diet for areas of excess oil usage. Oils such as vegetable, soy, or olive. Oils form a film in the stomach that makes it difficult to digest carbohydrates and proteins in the small intestine. Oils can delay digestion up to twenty minutes and increase gastro indigestion. In short, oils are another way you get backed up.

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