I have constipation problem,even the doc cant help.What exercise can i do to str!
Question:
I have constipation problem,even the doc cant help.What exercise can i do to strengthen my bowels?
Any natural food to take? pls give a source for any exercise recommendation. Thanks very much
Answers:
If you have an ongoing problem with constipation, I suggest two things:
1) Use a fiber laxitive (which really isn't a laxitive like pills that stimulate the bowels). The best fiber laxitive I've tried is Fiberwise Drink Mix (it is sold through Melaleuca) because it has much more fiber than what is sold in stores. However, Citricil (sold at any drug store or Walmart) is also good.
First of all, if you are going to drink this stuff, the important thing is to do it consistently for at least a week. Fiber laxitives do not work overnight. Drinking them daily will regulate your bowel movements. The fiber laxitive is perfectly okay to drink every day forever and ever. You'll note on the instructions that it says to take it twice a day and to drink a full glass of water after you drink your glass of drink mix. Also, I mix it with orange juice and drink it fast because it doesn't fully dissolve and the quicker you can get it down the less it settles on the bottom of the glass. Drink it in the morning and then again at night.
2) Have you tried Activia yogurt? It is sold in the dairy section of your grocery store. It comes in several great flavors and it is a very small container, so if you don't really like yogurt, then you can still manage to get it down in like 4 heaping tablespoons. One or two servings a day of this stuff should do the trick. And then after it starts working you might want to cut back to one serving a day. They guarantee that it works within two weeks.
The key here is to work on regulating your system, not giving it a quick fix every couple of weeks. So try the above and remember to not skip days and do it consistently. I have had problems all my life - - - exercise and 100 oz. of water daily do nothing for me. But the above products have definitely helped me. Good luck!