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How to End Constipation?
Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, CK, RHN & Amy Coates, RHN, BSc.
Constipation is a big problem in the western world.
According to the medical community, constipation is defined as having 1 bowel movement every 2 to 3 days. But as holistic health care professionals, we know that’s absolute nonsense!
For optimal health, you should be passing 2-3 bowel movements each day! Anything less is considered constipation. If you’ve ever had a colon cleanse, good for you. If not, you need to read the following important information regarding constipation and colon health.
What Causes Constipation?
Constipation is usually a result of years of abusing your digestive system through poor food choices and not listening to your body. Chronic intake of foods that irritate your digestive and intestinal system eventually causes them to function at a sub-optimal level. For instance, non-foods like coffee, refined sugar, alcohol, and other processed foods stress your colon and digestive system and eventually hinder their function.
For optimal colon health, the goal should be to remove these irritating foods and provide your system with nutrients that will allow it to heal and function as it should.
Being constipated can also come about by resisting the urge to do your “business”. At a very young, we simply went when we needed to go – no problem except for the clean-up our parents were subjected to. But as we age, we tend to suppress our body’s natural urge to defecate. Whether it be class or work schedules or travel commitments, we’ve started to ignore our body’s many cries to head to the toilet.
In the end, we have instructed our body that we will have a bowel movement (or at least try to) on our terms, when we’re willing and ready. However, it isn’t that simple because your body knows when it needs to go. Passing a bowel movement is not a logical decision, it is a primal need your body is destined to satisfy.
So it is our fault, our lifestyle, and our poor dietary choices that has led to being constipated.
Why is Constipation Dangerous?
This could quickly turn into a very lengthy discussion but we’ll give you the essentials. The problem with being constipated is that your body’s waste does not get to its final destination – the toilet.
Rather, it sits in your colon, putrefying and expelling more toxins back into your body. This is called autointoxication and is a serious health concern if it persists over time.
Think about it. If you were to let garbage pile up in your home for weeks, months, or years can you imagine the type of disgusting and toxic environment you’d be creating?
Well, the same thing happens in your body if your “garbage” is not regularly removed.
Over time, these endogenous toxins will be stored in your fat tissue which includes your fat cells, brain, and nervous tissue. It’s no wonder there’s a considerable correlation between constipation, autointoxication, and degenerative diseases!
Natural Constipation Remedies
The first thing is to listen to your body. If you need to go, then go!
Second, remove the irritating foods that we spoke about above.
Third, drink plenty of water. Constipation can also be a result of being dehydrated. Provide your body with more water and it will assist your waste removal.
Fourth, eat more fiber. The goal (from an overall health perspective) is to hit 35 grams of fiber per day. But really, are you going to count? Probably not. Therefore, simply by eating more whole foods or even following a raw food diet will greatly assist you.
The goal is to get both soluble and insoluble fiber. Ground flaxseeds are a great source of balanced fiber and a terrific source of omega-3 fatty acids.
Fifth, getting more essential fatty acids (omega-3s) will provide the lubrication required to allow your colon to pass along the waste smoothly and effortlessly. If you strain to pass a movement, that’s a good indication you could use some more lubrication.
Finally, you need to follow a detox diet that will cleanse your body. If you’ve been constipated for some time, then you need to face facts and realize that your body is a toxic feeding ground! The only way to better your health and prevent future problems is to get the waste out of your body through regular bowel movements and other means that will detoxify your body.
You don’t have to be a prisoner to constipation any longer. Allow us to show you the light…
Yuri Elkaim is a renowned fitness, nutrition, and weight loss expert. He is a registered holistic nutritionist and the co-creator of the Total Wellness Cleanse – a 30-day food-based cleansing program that has helped thousands of people lose weight, cleanse their bodies of toxic overload, and restore incredible health. For information on the Total Wellness Cleanse visit TotalWellnessCleanse.com
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Wow, I know some folks who could use this, 3 day detox is the wave of the future, quick, easy, and good results.
Please do change, I am going through a similar change, POP is my weakness and fast food is so convenient when you are hungry and on the "GO"? but colon cleansing is healthy as long as you don’t over do it you will mess up your electrolyte balance in your body, moderation is the key try it once but I got some good pills they’re $40 a bottle but work really good but don’t take everyday you will be surprised how fast your body becomes dependent on them (Renu) i got them where I got my colon cleansed at but there part of a program called slimming up but i didn’t like the program just the pills the other stuff had me hungry and nauseous! Hope this helps good luck on your venture to a better body!
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Why dont you try a colonic irrigation or just plain enemas, it works just as well.
Eat lots of licorice and drink lots of fruit juice and nothing else. It will work.
You just need to ask your doctor about getting one and she will either say yes or give you a referral to someone who will be able to do it (because she may not perform this in her office) You are old enough to get one also some Spa’s actually offer this to.. You can search on the internet for your location and see what you find =)
I’m not too familiar with medical cleanses, but I have taken an over the counter one and I work for a Vitamin company. Basically its all herbs that are for colon detox (ex. cascarda sagrada, slippery elm, etc) These and other herbs will slowly take the "toxic material" that is in your colon, and the fiber part of the cleanse will flush it out. The one I took was a 2-week whole body cleanse by Enzymatic therapy, and it consisted of liver cleansing herbs (milk thistle) Laxative formula and fiber pills. Basically in week one I took 4 fiber capsules in the morning, 3 laxative pills at night w/ 1 milk thistle tablet and 4 more fiber capsules. The second week it was the same amount of fiber but less laxative and more milk thistle. So, a colon cleanse product will be very close to this. Its inexpensive at some health stores (I’ve heard Dr. naturas products are good, but they are pricey) Anyways, I hope this helps some.
Colon cleanse is the one that actually works, check out my source for information. I have tried it first hand.
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