Constipation

• The most frequent causes for this condition are a sedentary lifestyle, stress, a low-fiber diet, drinking very little water and wearing tight clothes.

• To prevent constipation, you should drink 0.5 gallons of water every day, practice sports, do not take too many laxatives, place a little stool or bench under your feet when you go to the bathroom to facilitate the evacuation posture and have a healthy diet.

Some key tips on a diet (besides the previous ones) are the following:

• Have some oil and seeds.
• Eat at the same hour every day.
• Chew your food well.

Ingredients

• 2-4 tablespoon whole grain rolled oats.
• 1 tablespoon golden flax seeds.
• 3 prunes (without pit).
• 1 apple.
• 1 small saucepan with cold water.

Instruction

• In a bowl, mix the rolled oats, the seeds, and the prunes.
• Cover the mixture with cold water (but do not exceed the level of the solid ingredients). Let it settle for three minutes.
• Peel and grate the apple and add it to the previous mixture.
• Stir the mixture till it has a homogeneous texture and let it cool down. Have this for breakfast every day.

2. For Serious Constipation

Ingredients

• 4-5 cabbage leaves.
• 2 tablespoons oil.
• 1 glass warm water.

Instruction

• Cut the cabbage in little pieces and place it in a bowl.
• Add the oil.
• Have this remedy every morning on an empty stomach and chew well.
• Sip from a glass of warm water slowly.

3. Prunes and Water

Ingredients

• 2-3 prunes.
• 1 glass of water.

Instruction

• Put the prunes to soak and leave them overnight.
• In the morning, have the water and the prunes.

4. Flax Seeds

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon flax seeds.
• ½ glass water.

Instruction

• Put the flax seeds to soak and leave them overnight.
• In the morning, have the water and the seeds. Note that the water will be a little bit gelatinous because the seeds will have released the mucilage. If the problem doesn’t disappear in a couple of days, increase a number of seeds gradually.