June 28, 2010

Home Remedies - Constipation

Below are 20 simple remedies for acute constipation,these are tried and tested home remedies that pass along from elders in the family ( please do not try too many at the same time) :

• Eat prunes soaked in water before bedtime

• 1 tbsp Raisins soaked in ½ cup warm water can be chewed thoroughly and swalled,drink the water too and follow with 1 cup warm water.

• Eat lots of greens especially spinach.

• Eat 2-3 oranges/mandarins per day

• Mix 2 tsp psyllium husk in 1 glass warm water and drink before bedtime everyday for 1 week

• Mix 1 tsp ghee (clarified butter) in 1 cup warm milk and drink before bedtime.

• Drink one teaspoon of castor oil in the morning to flush your interstines completely (This is a very strong laxative and should not be tried if severely constipated).

• Drink plenty of water with dry ginger powder..

• Eat one banana before going to bed.

• Dates (about 5)soaked in milk and taken before bedtime

• Figs soaked in water and taken in the morning

• Guava (2 to 3) on an empty stomach

• Drink 4-5 glasses fresh orange juice per day

• Eat lot of fresh mangoes if in season

• 1 tsp almond oil taken with 1 cup warm milk before bedtime for 3-4 nights cures constipation

• Flax seeds (1 tsp) mixed in yogurt is very beneficial if taken once a day

• An ayurvedic herbal medicine called Triphala taken with water cures constipation(available at health food stores)

• Fennel seeds 1 tsp, soaked in warm water and drunk before bedtime

• Bittergourd slices boiled in water and taken early in the morning cures constipation

 • Yoga and walking helps relieve constipation

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