Eating dry foods, drinking less, eating foods irregularly, water drinking frequently, Tea and Coffee. Not taking oil bath will promote vata in the body which produces constipation. Which is responsible for many diseases, as the faecal toxins are get absorbed into the system generally the majority of water absorption is from the large bowel.

As a result diseases as High Blood Pressure, Cataract, Cancer, Appendicitis, Rheumatism and arthritis are produced. Bulk and roughage foods are necessary for easy movement of bowel, lack of exercise, sedentary habits, weakness of abdomen and psychological causes as stress and strain also produce constipation. Chronic constipation produced by hyper acidity, disease of rectum, bad teeth, diabetes, colon diseases, enlarged prostate and spinal diseases.

Cure Constipation Naturally with Your Diet

A simple complaint of constipation can be removed by a mere change of diet, with more in-take of juicy fruits, frequent use .of lemon in water, simple or with salt, accompanied by brisk walks in the mornings and performance of particular exercises.

In order to cure the constipation one must resort to following type of diet. Green and leafy vegetables, lentel, bran, cereals, molasses, cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts, Brussels, pumpkin, and fruits of orange, mangoes, goose berries, guava and dry fruits as dates, raisins, figs, and milk and its derivatives as curd, butter and ghee and milk cream.

Green vegetables, unskinned wheat, unrefined rice and fruit are alkline-dominated diets, while starch, refined wheat and rice, sugar, white bread, biscuits, etc. have acid-effects mostly. Thus in the change of food to treat simple constipation, one should avoid taking foods roasted or coocked in fats. Use of salads is greatly beneficial. Salads and vegetables having roughage contain fibre, which in itself does not digest, but its presence in the intestines, helps easy elimination of wastes and removes clogging of food in the intestines. Fibres in food help easy defecation.

Home Remedies for Constipation with Water

Take drink plenty of water to flush out poisons and dilute the blood from acid to alkaline. Usually 8-1 0 glass of water must be taken to relieve constipation.

Water kept in copper vessel supplies, traces of copper to body and relieves constipation.

Natural Laxatives for Constipation

Bael ftuit and Triphala, are very good laxatives. These should be taken either alone or together after dinner at bed time with milk or warm water. Grapes are also nutritive and nourishing to body and cures the constipation.

Yoga for Constipation

Walk in fresh air in the early morning is good. So also evening.  Some yogic exercises as Shalabhasana, Bhujangasana, Yogamudra, Dhanurasana, Halasana and Pranayama are very useful in preventing constipation.

Hip­ Bath for Constipation

A very useful natural application for constipation is the Hip­ bath in cold water. Sitting in cold water up to the hips (the navel), the large intestine gains strength of contraction, which enables it to eliminate the waste matter with much easier way, thus removing constipation.