The Constipation Express: Everything You Need To Be A Pooper
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Please Note: When using natural remedies, special care should be taken in case of pregnancy, babies, and adults on prescribed medication. Always consult your physician first.
Blackstrap Molasses and Honey
Regular molasses is essentially pure cane sugar juice boiled to concentrate and crystallize the sugar. The third boiling results in blackstrap molasses, which is crystallized but contains significant amounts of vitamins and minerals, specifically magnesium, which is what helps the constipation.
Directions: Take 1-2 tablespoons of blackstrap molasses before going to bed to relieve constipation. Molasses is too high in calories to use it as a daily preventative, but on an occasional basis, it can help to get you moving. It has a pretty strong taste, though, so you may want to add it to warm water, tea, milk, fruit juice, or, for an extra-powerful laxative punch, prune juice.
Honey
Honey is also a very mild laxative. Keep in mind, however, that honey (like molasses) is high in calories, so use it as an occasional laxative, not a daily preventative.
Directions: Try taking 1 tablespoon three times a day, either by itself or mixed into warm water. You can also mix 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon honey in a glass of water.
Lemon Water
The citric acid in lemon juice acts as a stimulant for your digestive system, and can also help flush out toxins and undigested material that may have built up along the walls of the colon. Mixing the juice with water not only lessens the intensity of the lemon flavor, but helps get you the fluids you need to get everything moving normally again.
Directions: Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into 1 cup of warm water. Drink or sip until finished completely.
Flaxseed or Coconut Oil (unrefined, virgin, or extra virgin)
Be it vegetable oil, olive oil, or more exotic blends, the idea is that oil lubricates and coats the walls of the intestines, as well as stool. It stimulates your digestive system, which helps get things moving through your colon, and increases the number of bowel movements you’re having. Although ingesting oil by the spoonful is often suggested (yuck), combining it with orange juice is a winning combination, since oranges have a good amount of fiber in them (the pulp actually provides the most fiber).
Directions: Mix 1 tablespoon of oil with 1 glass (8 oz.) of orange juice (with pulp). Drink as needed (up to 3 times a day), but give it time (up to 5 hours) to start working so you don’t overdo it. (Best taken on an empty stomach.)
Baking soda
Baking soda lies at the heart of home remedies. It’s is so incredibly versatile, and it pretty much does its job 95% of the time. It works incredibly well for constipation (and tummy aches in general) because it is a bicarbonate, which will encourage air to come out of you one way or another, and relieve pain from pressure. It also re-alkalizes the stomach, neutralizing the acid a little bit and helping things pass through your gut.
Directions: Mix a teaspoon of baking soda with ¼ cup of warm water. Drink all of the mixture-the quicker you finish it, the better it seems to work.
Dandelions
The constituents of dandelions make it a gentle laxative as well as an effective detoxifier.
Directions: Put 1-2 teaspoons of dried dandelion leaves into a mug and pour hot water over them. Cover and let steep for 6-10 minutes. Drink up to 3 times a day.
Aloe Juice
Aloe Vera is considered to be a miracle plant because of its multitude of healing and health benefits, both internally and externally. The leaves are filled with a gel containing vitamins, including A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E, Folic Acid and Niacin. Some of the minerals found in Aloe Vera juice are copper, iron, sodium, calcium, zinc, potassium, chromium, magnesium, manganese.
Health experts consider Aloe Vera as the most versatile herb created by nature. It is very safe to use and people around the globe have been treating various health conditions with it starting from minor burns to dangerous cancer. And, one of the top 10 benefits is treating and relieving constipation! The Aloe Vera plant juice contains natural fibers that help in digestion and improve bowel movement. Keep in mind that after taking Aloe Vera juice or gel it takes about ten hours to get positive results.
Directions: Mix aloe vera juice with another juice (pure pomegranite juice is really good - a little goes a long way) and water. Follow the instructions on the bottle for measurements.
Note: Not all Aloe juice is created equal, and HOW it’s processed is extremely important. We recommend the products created by Lily Of The Desert at www.lilyofthedesert.com (click “Our Products”, then “Juices and Gels”).
NATUAL REMEDIES
A poop a day keeps the doctor away!
REMEDIES
Poops
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Bladders
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