How to Prevent and Treat Constipation
Constipation is a common affliction, know how to prevent and treat constipation here.
Constipation is not dangerous but if untreated it could become chronic. Constipation could be caused by digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, colon cancer, colitis, Crohn's disease or diverticulitis. A hard stool, small pass or bloated feelings, bowel movement fewer than three time per week are symptoms of constipation. This condition affects a number of people. Tips on how to prevent and treat constipation:
1. Drink water (at least 6-8 glasses) everyday. Drinking lots of liquids could alleviate the symptoms of constipation. It is more difficult to pass when intestine lack proper hydration because stool may get hard and dry.
2. Stimulate bowels by drinking hot water, tea or coffee. Take a glass of warm milk when going to bed with ghee in it helps also relieving constipation. Ghee pertains to clarified butter without any solid milk particles or water which popular in India and other parts of Asia. Hot beverages, especially ones containing caffeine, may help stimulate.
3. Avoid eating rice, lot of spices, fried and frozen foods, beans, legumes, grams, cabbages,mushrooms and foods, which are hard to digest foods.
4. Lack of physical exercise may cause constipation. Digestion is enhanced when the abdominal muscles are used. The contraction and relaxation of the muscles help the intestines to effectively move stools through the digestive tract. So any type of regular exercise is a great home remedy for relieving constipation. The best exercise for the prevention or cure constipation is walking.
5. Consult a doctor if symptoms of fever, severe abdominal pain, continuous vomiting, prolonged bloating, very thin stools, blood in your stools or frequent bouts of constipation occur.
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