Management of Constipation
We are not recommending any medicines here as they are meant for clearing the obstacle developed by the fecolith. But food habits, daily physical activities and managing stress will help to cure constipation. There may be a hard stools or there may not any residue produced in process of digestion. So there is very little to move. In such cases husk provides bulk which gives satisfaction. In elderly people taking warm water helps as a simple remedy. As such it is a good habit to drink a glass of warm water immediately after rising from the bed. the idea of bed tea must have evolved from the same principle.
In the last post we discussed few points related to food. There we talked about the climate where moisture is more. Now we think about the area which is far away from the sea and climate is extreme. Climate is dry.
In the area of dry and extreme climate management of constipation changes. We can have wheat in such area if you are not allergic to gluten. We also encourage taking some fats with the food if you are not having high lipids in the blood. If you have fats in normal limits then you may have little butter just before food. Cheese may not help here. 1 teaspoonful of warm olive oil may be taken 15 minutes before food with a pinch of salt, will help to cure constipation with hard stools. In the areas like in India olive oil is not common. Here we can take sesame oil, ground nut oil or ghee in the same way suggested earlier. Sprouted grains are not advised according to Ayurvedic texts. But legumes like green gram(Mung) or horse gram (Kulthi), moth beans (Math), Chana may be taken after soaking for 8 to 10 hours. It may be consumed raw or after boiling a little with turmeric powder. After that you may eat with some pepper powder, ginger, cinnamon bark powder, fresh garlic leaves or onion leaves with some onion also. These stuff can add flavor and anti oxidant properties to the food. It also can be taken with green salad. This food is sumptuous and also give lot of nutritive values. Adding mint leaves and coriander leaves to improve taste.
These measures will not only improve the bowel movements but they will add to nutritive value to the food. Digestion and assimilation will be enhanced. Taking Ragi, Juwar will give variety in taste and some fiber also. Single polished rice may be taken instead of polished white rice. Bran contains nutrients.
These postures will help to evacuate. These may be learned from a master. Along with these postures. Vakrasan, Pavanmuktasana, Halasana and many others, will also help to reduce and finally eradicate constipation from the system. Sun Salutation postures or Suryanamaskar will help the whole body. Whole body will be charged with energy.
We are not recommending any medicines here as they are meant for clearing the obstacle developed by the fecolith. But food habits, daily physical activities and managing stress will help to cure constipation. There may be a hard stools or there may not any residue produced in process of digestion. So there is very little to move. In such cases husk provides bulk which gives satisfaction. In elderly people taking warm water helps as a simple remedy. As such it is a good habit to drink a glass of warm water immediately after rising from the bed. the idea of bed tea must have evolved from the same principle.
In the last post we discussed few points related to food. There we talked about the climate where moisture is more. Now we think about the area which is far away from the sea and climate is extreme. Climate is dry.
In the area of dry and extreme climate management of constipation changes. We can have wheat in such area if you are not allergic to gluten. We also encourage taking some fats with the food if you are not having high lipids in the blood. If you have fats in normal limits then you may have little butter just before food. Cheese may not help here. 1 teaspoonful of warm olive oil may be taken 15 minutes before food with a pinch of salt, will help to cure constipation with hard stools. In the areas like in India olive oil is not common. Here we can take sesame oil, ground nut oil or ghee in the same way suggested earlier. Sprouted grains are not advised according to Ayurvedic texts. But legumes like green gram(Mung) or horse gram (Kulthi), moth beans (Math), Chana may be taken after soaking for 8 to 10 hours. It may be consumed raw or after boiling a little with turmeric powder. After that you may eat with some pepper powder, ginger, cinnamon bark powder, fresh garlic leaves or onion leaves with some onion also. These stuff can add flavor and anti oxidant properties to the food. It also can be taken with green salad. This food is sumptuous and also give lot of nutritive values. Adding mint leaves and coriander leaves to improve taste.
These measures will not only improve the bowel movements but they will add to nutritive value to the food. Digestion and assimilation will be enhanced. Taking Ragi, Juwar will give variety in taste and some fiber also. Single polished rice may be taken instead of polished white rice. Bran contains nutrients.
Along with the food we must have regular physical workout. it may be running, jogging, brisk walking or whatever suits you in the present condition. Yoga provides support to the system. It will improve function of the intestines and helps to move bowels. There are many postures in yoga which can help bowel movements but certain postures help more such as these given over here.
One thing is very important that all these principles must be practiced very regularly. Diet, exercises and daily routine must be very regular then the body system will also function correctly. Famous oncho-surgeon Dr. David Agus writes in his book 'End of illness', " Keep a strict and practicable schedule 365 days a year that has you eating, sleeping, and exercising at about the same times day in and day out." (page 258)
One more factor we need to discuss is relaxation. That we shall cover in next post!
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