3 natural solutions for constipation (without taking laxatives)

medically speaking of constipation when in more than one in four stools there is hard or ball-shaped stoolsexists sensation of incomplete evacuation or obstructionor you need a remarkable effort to defecate, regardless of frequency.

In addition it is also considered constipation void three times or less per week.

In naturopathic medicine, a daily evacuation is considered valid, although doing it every time you eat (like infants) is considered optimal.

Despite the main cause of this problem is the lack of fiber in the diet, little daily hydration (drinking little liquid) and a sedentary life, it is important to know that the emotional tension maintained or excessive relaxation are also causes of constipation.

1. Foods and plants against constipation

Therefore, whether the diet contains enough fiber (fruit, salads and whole grains on a daily basis), you can bet on foods and plants that help in a more specific way:

2. Regulate the tension of the intestinal muscles

If these don’t work either, better than resorting to the laxatives that irritate the intestinal mucosa and create dependence (leaving them can make the problem worse) is to keep in mind and try to assess the component of spasm or relaxation that underlies this problem.

Just as when we tense up we make fists or contract our jaws, the intestinal musculature decreases its diameter and makes evacuation difficult. Similarly, a relaxed vital tone can result in intestinal atony that means that even if you take plenty of fiber, it does not progress in the company of the rest of the digestive residues in an adequate way for its elimination.

if the excessive tension is the cause, the personal work or with professional help (psychologist) of conflict resolution or of improvement of attitudes It’s fundamental. The practice of psychophysical techniques such as relaxation, yoga, tai chi or sophrology are very useful. If the atonythe regular physical activityespecially abdominal work (push-ups, swimming, belly dance…) is indicated.

3. Vital bath for intestinal peristalsis

He daily vital bath of ten minutes, always outside the hours of digestionis a powerful muscle tonic, and therefore intestinal peristalsis.

Sitting on the edge of a bidet you have to rub your abdomen following the path of the colon with a sponge dipped regularly in the cold water.