Do you suffer from sluggish bowel movement? Constipation has become a common problem among people these days. Lack of exercise, less consumption of water, eating less amounts of fiber and more junk food, can all lead to a constipated stomach among people.
Even though it has become such a common phenomenon among people with sedentary lifestyles, people feel too awkward to talk about it. While going to the doctor for constipation might cause embarrassment, leaving it untreated is also not an option. Constipation causes abdomen pain, accumulation of toxins in the body, bloating and much more.
Home Remedies to Relieve Constipation
Here are some home remedies that can help improve your bowel movement and provide some relief.
Go the Ayurvedic Way
Triphala is an Ayurvedic natural laxative that helps with digestive issues like constipation. It is available as a brown coloured powder prepared with amla, harad and baheda.
Take half a spoon of triphala powder with warm water at night before going to bed.
You can also mix triphala in water and can drink it in the morning on an empty stomach. You can also add a dash of honey to this mixture of water and triphala if it tastes bitter.
King of Fruits to the Rescue
Mangoes can really help get things moving. They are great remedies for constipation. The fruit contains phytochemicals that are responsible for faster bowel movement.
When people suffering from chronic constipation have mangoes during the mango season, their constipation disappears.Kavita Devgan, Nutritionist
Having a medium-sized mango a day would help your constipated stomach.
Have Some Lemon Juice In Water
Lemon contains vitamin c which can help in pulling water into the gut. This helps in softening the stool and makes the bowel movement easier and faster. However, it may be effective for some people only.
According to Nutitionist Kavita Devgan, lemon juice and water make the body alkaline. When the stomach is alkaline, it can solve all the stomach related problems.
Squeeze a lemon in a glass of warm water. Drink it at night, before going to bed and in the morning on an empty stomach. You can add some honey to it to make it sweet.
Increase The Good Bacteria In Your Gut
Curd and buttermilk (chaach) are things that can help in increasing the good bacteria in your stomach.
When you have more good bacteria in your stomach, digestion works better and constipation gets solved.Kavita Devgan, Nutritionist
Have Magnesium Rich Foods
Sometimes constipation is a direct result of magnesium deficiency. Having magnesium rich foods help in improving the magnesium deficiency.
Pumpkin seeds are rich in magnesium and can help in improving magnesium deficiency as well as constipation.
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