Constipation relief...?!

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Perhaps more digestive enzymes from more fruit and vegetables would help.

Here are some natural remedies i found on the web. For each one, you'd have to experiment with how much of each active ingredient to use for your own body: it would be different from person to person!!

- Prune juice or prunes,
- flax seeds,
- psylium husk pills (widely available and pretty effective),
- all-bran, especially with yogurt,
- soft, REAL licorice (like "Panda") (many folks swear by this one!!!),
- honey (Put 2 Tbsp of honey (honey is mentioned a lot in constipation discussions...) in a glass of hot water or warm milk. Cinnamon can also be added.
- "2-4 tablespoons of epsom salt in 8 oz. glass of water does the trick for me. It takes anywhere from 1/2 - 6 hrs. It will really clean you out, so make sure you don't have plans for the day and can stick around the house once it starts. Make sure to let it all dissolve first. I tastes horrible, so I suggest you just drink it all at once without stopping. "
- hot grated beets, cooked well (this is also spoken of highly by many!!),
- "dill pickles and celery eaten one after another",
- natural sea-salt in luke warm water (hard to get down, but said to work well!! Here;s a recipie i found: 2 teaspoons of uniodized sea salt dissolved in 1 quart of lukewarm water (this is equivalent to 4 cups. Also drink a couple more cups of water afterwards - a lot of water, but not a huge amount really )(i read somewhere that if you add a bullion cube it makes it easier to drink!)
- aloe vera juice (can work wonders and it very healthy for you also!!!)
"Fibra Kania! [whatever that is!!] One tablespoon mixed with water or milk before bedtime and bingo! You will poop like a champion."
- "coconut milk. A very natural laxative. You can buy it in cans, pour some into a sauce pan, heat it up with some honey and maybe some cinnamon.",
- bananas and cherries (3 or even 4 bananas or a good-sized bowl of cheeries),
- "Smooth Move" tea,
- a cup of well-cooked wheat kernels,
- mangoes,
- "two tablespoons of mineral oil in a glass of apple juice",
- "drink peppermint tea after you have eaten or before you go to bed. as soon as you wake up you will need to go",
- senna pods tea (but caution is urged since this can be a bit addictive if used too often),
- pears.
... these are some things you can try!!!
Source(s):
All over the internet, combined with study and experience, to weed out the most wacky or dangerous ones.