CAUSES & CURE OF CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a more common problem than any other disease among the intellectuals. Constipation means not being able toe ease the bowels at fixed hours, insufficient evacuation of the bowels, hardening of stool, persistent non clearing of bowels, not passing the stool dialy, non clearance of digested food, not feeling relived after visiting the toilet, etc.
What cause constipation : Frequent meals eaten and different times do not facilitate assimilation of food, as a result there is no full clearance of bowels in a single visit to the toilet. After partial clearance of the bowels the remaining faeces get deposited in the intestines. In this way there is lot of retention in the bowels. Even though there should be no formation of mucus during a fast, t there is lot of excretion during of usual call of nature or when enema is taken after the fast.
Diseases caused by constipation : the stool deposited in the stomach rots because of the heat and moisture in the intestines and generates foul wind. The filthy secretions from the deposits are absorbed by the intestines and get mixed with blood and make it impure; this leads to filth, flatulence and germs which cause a number of disease. Just as the foul smell of the shit lying along the road causes heaviness of the head of a passer by and makes breathing difficult, in the same way, the foul smell of the rotten deposits in the intestines destroys the cheer and vigour of the body. Several symptoms like cheerlessness, lethargy, dripping of saliva and foul smell from the mouth, feverishness, lack of appetite and headache appear. Persistent constipation causes piles and sciatica.
Causes of Constipation
- Spoilt food habits : Feasts are common in India and the food at a feast is usually hot and tasty. Consequently, people overeat because it feels good. However, the more you eat, the hungrier you are and the more you sleep, the more sleepy you feel. Therefore, while enjoying a feast you should keep in mind that you are spoiling your own stomach even thought the food is free and tasteful. Not taking care of your stomach, eating hot and spicy food without appetite, over eating and taking cold drinks after meals, eating hastily without chewing the food properly and irregular food habits cause constipation. It is advisable to exercise self control while eating. There is a popular saying that “one should eat according to his own will and wear clothes of others choice”.
- The habit of holding back the pressure : One should visit the toilet as soon as one feels the pressure. Mothers often produce cee-cee sound to encourage children to pass the stool. The child responds to it. This is a device to build pressure.
- People usually answer the call of nature in the morning, but after that their busy schedule and other activities during the day prompt them to hold back the pressure. But holding back the pressure causes constipation and flatulence.
- Lack of physical exertion : The rich and the intellectuals do not exert themselves physically. Therefore, they suffer from constipation.
- Lack of rest : The busy run on life style of today does not allow the inner organs of the body to function properly. This leads to constipation. There are people who do not have time to rest, but whenever they visit the toilet after getting up form sleep their bowels clear a lot of stool. Getting enough sleep at proper time makes you strong. It also adds to beauty and strength, sharpens the appetite, shakes off lethargy and equalizes the elements.
- Tension : Anxiety, unhappy thoughts, obsession with sex and brooding all the time cause tension of the inner organs leading to constipation.
- Intestinal weakness : The frequent use of laxatives is habit forming and harmful in the long run. It hampers the natural functioning of intestines. The intestines become sluggish, weak and dry. Laxatives are hot and stimulating. Their use cause piles and nocturnal emission.
- Hurried evacuation of bowels : Once your are seated on the pot, you quickly pass the stool but it takes time to evacuate the remainder. If you wait and try of sometime, press the stomach on the left side, your can evacuate the bowels fully. Therefore, you should not pass the stool hurriedly.
- Lack of enough water in the body : Not taking enough water causes constipation. Everybody takes water when thirsty but taking water before going to the toilet, at 4 o’clock early in the morning, an hour before lunch, two hours after lunch and before going to sleep at night is quite helpful.
- Cleanliness of the toilet : Even a dog sits at a clean place. If the toilet is dirty and stinking it hampers the smooth movement of the bowels. It is easy to evacuate the bowels at a clean place.
- Use of intoxicants : The use of intoxicants like tobacco, bidi, tea, opium, alcohol, etc. weakens the nerves which lead to constipation. The food eaten is not digested.
How to relieve constipation
Constipation is not a disease in itself, but a consequence of disorganized life style, when the bowl are not fully evacuated. Laxatives should not be used to cure it. First of all, you should not be obsessed with the idea of constipation. One should consume raw vegetables and fruits in plenty. You should visit the toilet as many times as you eat, even if you don’t feel like it. If you follow this routine regularly, it will relieve you of constipation. Those who do not get a chance for physical labour should go for a walk and exercise regularly. You should get up before sunrise and relax and entertain yourself for sometime after meals. You should eat in a cheerful mood. Your should also cultivate the habit of evacuating the bowels regularly at the proper time. Once in a week, you should take only fruits and juices. It gives relief to intestines. If intellectuals develop an attitude for walking, yoga, exercise in routine, it could have a favorable impact \on them and they could be relieved for constipation.
Treatment through food in constipation
Food occupies a primary position in any treatment. Though dietary regime you cn cure all sort of diseases. Therefore, food is chief medicine. Wholesome food keeps the disease away. One should eat food items that stimulate the bowel action in a natural way, for example sprouted beans, cooked pulses, boiled vegetables and leafy green vegetables regularly. Drink plenty of water. Spinach juice, white gourd melon juice, bel syrup, oranges, mausambi, lemon, mangoes, papaya and guava should be a part of the diet. These fruits naturally relieve constipation.
HARAD : (1) It is said that to keep fit, the healthy should take barad and the sick should observe a fast. Take a spoonful of barad powder with warm water in winter and with fresh water in summer before going to bed at night. It relieves constipation. Which clears the bowels and prevents skin diseases. You will not suffer from prickly heat in summer . take barad powder without any hesitation and be free from constipation.
(2) Eat a piece of harad preserve at night with milk. The following morning you will have a clear motion.
Mustard oil : Massaging the belly with mustard oil, in the morning and before going to bed at night, relieves constipation.
Carrots : Eat and chew properly 250 gms. Of raw carrots daily on empty stomach. It will relieve you of constipation and sharpen your appetite.
Lemon : (1) Lemon juice taken with warm water at night helps in clearing the bowels fully.
(2) 12 gms. Each of lemon juice and jiggery powder taken with a glass of water at night for a few days cures chronic constipation.
Orange : Orange juice taken with breakfast for a number of days creates a natural urge to evacuate the bowels. It also helps digestion.
Fenugreek leaves: Taken as a vegetable it relieves constipation. You can take two spoonfuls of fenugreek seeds powder with warm water in the morning and evening. This will keep the stomach in order, sharpen the appetite and you will never suffer from constipation.
Wheat : The juice of wheat grass relieves constipation.
Aniseed : Taking half a spoonful of aniseed powder with warm water provides to be useful.
Ginger : Mix spoonful beaten ginger in a cup of water. Boil it for 5 minutes. Drinking the filtered water relieves constipation. Al little cinnamon, dried ginger, cardamom seeds taken together is also useful.
Tomato: They act as a remarkable agent for relieving constipation. They expel the deposits in the stomach and intestines and help in the revitalization of different organs. They also activate the inner parts of the body.
Amla : Taking a spoonful of amla powder with warm water or milk helps in clearing the bowels and relieving the constipation. Intestines and the stomach remain clear.
Spinach : The juice of raw spinach in the morning relieves constipation within few days. Spinach and bathua taken with meals also help in clearing bowls.
Bitter gourd : 5 to 10 drops of homeopathic medicine momradica charantia Q based on bitter gourd taken four times daily relieve constipation. Bitter gourd curry with very little oil and spices taken for a full week cures dyspepsia, maladies of the stomach, constipation, flatulence, etc.
Turnip : Eaten raw, thy clear the bowels.
Apple : It taken on empty stomach, it cures constipation. If eaten after the meals it causes constipation. The skin of the apple works as laxative. If you are constipated you should eat apples with the skin on. When suffering from diarrhea take it after removing the skin.
Large raisins : (1) It is useful for relieving constipation if it is taken after boiling it in milk.
(2) soak overnite 20 gms of raisins, three large raisins and one fig. in 250 ml of water. In the morning mash all these and mix a little water strain. Then squeeze a lemon into it and mix two tea spoonfuls of honey and slowly sip the concoction. Repeat it for a few days. It will relieve constipation.
Guava : Eating a guava gives freshness to the intestines and cures constipation. It should be eaten before meals because if taken after meals it causes constipation. Constipated persons should take guavas with breakfast. Chronic patients should take guava in the morning and evening. It will clear the bowels.
Papaya : ripe papaya is useful in curing constipation. When you feel constipated, take papaya before going to bed. The following morning your bowel will be cleared.
Dried dates : soak two dried dates in water in the morning and have them at night. Chew them properly. Take a frugal evening meal. You can also take two dried dates boiled in milk. It relieves constipation.
Onion: one raw onion taken with meals cures constipation.
Radish : Take it regularly with salt and black pepper powder with meals for two months. It will relieve constipation.
Rice : eating khichadi prepared with one part rice and two parts green gram boiled together and mixed with ghee relieves constipation.
Tamarind : Boil tamarind pulp in water and mix sugar. Its us ewill relieve flatulence and constipation.
Milk: Take 2 tsp. of gulkand made of roses or husk of isabgol with hot milk at night. It will relieve constipation.
Clarified butter : Take it with black pepper for three days. It softens the intestines and allows the stool to swell. Also take it with hot milk. It will also soften the stool and facilitate easing of the bowels.
Fig : If the constipation is chronic, eating figs will relieve it. Eat ripe figs or take five dried figs boiled in milk before going to bed.
Cauliflower : Taking half a glass of cauliflower juice at bedtime is quite helpful.
Melon: Eating ripe melon relieves constipation.
Cabbage : Regular use of cabbage leaves relieves even chronic constipation. It expels foreign elements and toxins form the body.
Bathua : (1) it strengthens the stomach and relieves constipation. Those suffering from constipation should use it regularly. Its regular use for a few weeks helps in relieving chronic constipation. Its regular use for a few weeks helps in relieving chronic constipation. It gives energy and agility to the body.
(2) Boil bathua in water, stain it, add sugar to it to taste. Drink a glassful daily in the morning and evening. It will relieve constipation.
Chaulai : it is beneficial to eat chaulai as a cooked vegetable for relieving constipation.
Green gram : eating green gram with rice a khichadi relieves constipation. Prepare khichadi with two parts of green gram and one part of rice. You may add some salt. Eat it after adding some ghee to it. It will solve the problem of constipation and help in easing bowels.
Masoor daal : eating it is beneficial in constipation.
Butter milk : it relieves constipation. Mix caraway seeds with it.
Neem : Make powder of dried neem blossom. Take a pinch of it daily at night with hot water. It is beneficial in constipation.
Soap : it you are not able to pass the stool at all, insert a piece of soap with a little oil or grease in the rectum. It will facilitate the passing of the stool.
Water melon ; Eating water melon regularly for a few days helps in relieving constipation.
Water : (1) Drinking hot water regularly, as hot as you can drink, after meals relieves constipation.
(2) Those suffering from constipation should keep sipping water along with meals. A glass of water should also be taken after getting up in the morning.
(3) In case of constipation put a piece of wet cloth on the abdomen. It will energise the intestines and sharpen the appetite.
Sesame seeds :Mix equal quantities of jiggery with 62 gms. Of pounded sesame seeds and eat it. It will relieve constipation. Khichadi prepared with sesame seeds, rice and green gram also relieves constipation.
Castor oil : taking 2 tsp. of castor oil at bed time relieves constipation. You can take it mixed with milk also.
Honey : It is a piece of wet cloth on the stomach. Put a layer of wet clay on it. Wrap it with another piece of cloth. Overnite treatment treatment with wet clay will relieve constipation; regulate the stool and evacuation will be easy.
The use of chaulai, masoor ki daal, water melon, dry fruits, butter milk, etc also relieves constipation. Use these foods as much as possible. They will solve the problem of constipation. Treatment with these items is easy and beneficial.
One should not take medicines to treat constipation. If medicine is essential in some cases, treatment with homeopathic medicines will be specially helpful.
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