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Suggest Natural Remedy For Constipation

Hi doctor, I am twelve and I am afraid I have a bladder infection. I really dont want to though. I get constipation a lot sometimes and I feel like my bladder is not emptied every time I go to the bathroom. Please dont tell me to go to the doctor because I cant afford to. Is there a way to treat it naturally

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Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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For treating constipation, you must eat a diet rich in fibre like fresh fruits such as apples, guava, pears, papaya all of which promote bowel function. Eat whole grain cereals like broken wheat porridge or dalia (hindi), whole wheat flour chapati, you can add wheat bran (commercially available) to foods like pancakes to increase fibre content. Avoid refined foods like maida and its products like bakery items viz. buns, biscuits, cakes and pastries. Limit intake of such foods and also junk foods like burger, pizza, noodles all of which are refined. if you want to have noodles, then add lots of vegetables to increase fibre content. Have vegetables in the form of raw salads like cucumber, tomatoes, onions, radish, carrots. You can add sprouted pulses and grams like green gram or whole moong and bengal gram or whole chana to salads to increase fibre as well as proteins.



Drink plenty of fluids including water, coconut water, milk, bael fruit juice (helps to treat digestive disorders), buttermilk/lassi etc.



Sleep well as lack of adequate sleep also leads to constipation and stay active throughout the day to enhance bowel movements.



A glass of warm water with lemon and honey/sugar taken empty stomach early in the morning also stimulates bowel activity.



Hope my advice will help you to relieve constipation.
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Suggest Natural Remedy For Constipation

For treating constipation, you must eat a diet rich in fibre like fresh fruits such as apples, guava, pears, papaya all of which promote bowel function. Eat whole grain cereals like broken wheat porridge or dalia (hindi), whole wheat flour chapati, you can add wheat bran (commercially available) to foods like pancakes to increase fibre content. Avoid refined foods like maida and its products like bakery items viz. buns, biscuits, cakes and pastries. Limit intake of such foods and also junk foods like burger, pizza, noodles all of which are refined. if you want to have noodles, then add lots of vegetables to increase fibre content. Have vegetables in the form of raw salads like cucumber, tomatoes, onions, radish, carrots. You can add sprouted pulses and grams like green gram or whole moong and bengal gram or whole chana to salads to increase fibre as well as proteins. Drink plenty of fluids including water, coconut water, milk, bael fruit juice (helps to treat digestive disorders), buttermilk/lassi etc. Sleep well as lack of adequate sleep also leads to constipation and stay active throughout the day to enhance bowel movements. A glass of warm water with lemon and honey/sugar taken empty stomach early in the morning also stimulates bowel activity. Hope my advice will help you to relieve constipation.