Remedies To Overcome Constipation

Natural remedies for constipation are:

• Follow a Vata dosha pacifying diet

  Try to practice adding more fruits & vegetables to your diet. Always prefer warm water & warm foods. Try to avoid cold drinks, foods, salads, etc.

• Exercises

  Doing exercises are a very good method to make you more active and at that time the muscles in your intestines will be more active.

• Milk and Ghee

  Ayurveda suggests that taking a spoon of ghee with a glass of milk at bedtime is a very good method to get relief from constipation.

• Roasted Fennel

  Fennel seeds relax muscles in the stomach and intestines and make the bowel movement easy. Drinking a glass of warm water with a spoon of roasted fennel during bedtime acts as a mild laxative. The main component of fennel seed is Anethole which gives this beneficial effect.

• Triphala

  According to Ayurveda, Triphala is one of the best medicines to cure constipation. Triphala is made from ancient dried fruits of Amalaki, haritaki, and bibhitaki. The health benefits of Triphala are treating constipation, indigestion, gastric problems, weight loss, diabetes, etc.

• Dietary Fiber

  Adding more fiber content foods to your diet is the best remedy for constipation. Soluble fiber helps to absorb nutrients from the food. Insoluble fiber adds water into and adds bulk to your stool which helps to pass the stools through the intestine quickly.

• Sesame seeds

  The oily composition in sesame seeds works on the intestines and helps to lubricate bowels to ease constipation. It helps bowel movements very easily.

• Raisins

  Raisins are rich in fiber content and contain tartaric acid. This will be a quick remedy for constipation.

• Pulp of Bael fruit

  Another solution for constipation is eating a half cup of bael fruit pulp with a teaspoon of jaggery every day in the evening before dinner.

• Anjeer or Figs

  Figs are rich in high fiber content and eating figs daily relieves constipation.

• Ginger Tea

  Drinking a glass of ginger tea helps to improve blood circulation and solves digestive struggles.

The above mentioned herbal remedies can cure constipation to an extent and even we can practice all these from our home itself.