CONSTIPATION Naturopathic approach

Constipation is a slowdown of intestinal transit, often associated with a lesser amount of stool or difficulty issued deportation.

Women are mostly affected, the elderly also ... but not only.

The stool frequency varies according to each, but considering that constipation is less than 3 stools per week.

Constipation has many origins, bad eating habits, stress, lack of exercise, ... Some drugs are also the cause of slow transit, among them laxatives themselves can be affected when they take too long. Beware, a laxative, although natural, can be a time assistance. It highlights the lack of bowel motility, we speak of sluggish bowel. Conversely, an uncontrolled bowel contractions can cause as many problems of evacuation, we now refer to spastic bowel.

In all cases, stool stagnant too long, causing red, gas, etc.. the intestinal wall is inflamed, promoting colitis and disorders major.


The naturopathic approach:


- Drain gastrointestinal function: a must to feel really relieved and end the discomfort: clean his intestines, according to the approach that will emphasize your naturopath, with plants, self-massage, or trace elements.

- Review your diet:

increase the amount of fiber fruits, vegetables, cereals ½ full, ... At each meal, there must be a good amount of vegetables, including cooked vegetables. This increases the volume of stool and act as a ballast for transit, facilitating the evacuation of stool. And in addition, the minerals of vegetables, including potassium, have a stimulating effect on muscle fibers of the intestine.

Drink 8 glasses of water with low mineral each day. And begin the revival: a glass of water at room temperature to moisturize, cleanse and start the intestinal peristalsis.

consume 2 to 3 tablespoons oil 1st cold pressing every day to add raw vegetables, or mesh on cooked vegetables.

- Exercise: ½ hr walk each day is a minimum ... His abdominal muscles allows the recovery of bowel motility.

- Letting go: massages, baths, essential oils, relaxation, ... the aim is to relieve the emotional impact or excessive control that we often want to have on his life.

If your symptoms persist or are accompanied by pain or blood in the stool, take medical advice.