You have trouble going to the saddle? You are often bloated and feel that your transit is not at the top? You are certainly constipated. This problem, which affects one in five people in France, remains difficult to tackle. Occasional or chronic, constipation remains very troublesome and alters the quality of life of people who suffer from it. To overcome this, natural laxative remedies exist.
Constipation refers to difficulty in evacuating bowel movements or defecating. This is a very common problem that can be either casual, following a pregnancy for example, or chronic when it lasts more than 6 months.
It should be known that the frequency of defecation differs according to each person. It can go from 3 times a day to 3 times a week. When the stools are dry, hard, difficult to expel and occur less than 3 times a week, there is talk of constipation.
Constipation: causes and risk factors:
Constipation can have different causes, but the main one is the slowing down of peristalsis. This is the mechanism of contractions of the intestines that can advance food in the digestive tract.
This digestive problem can also appear following several factors namely: stress, bad eating habits, sedentary lifestyle, menopause, pregnancy or delaying the evacuation of stool.
Constipation affects women 3 times more than men. This prevalence can be explained by hormonal factors. Children around the age of 4, especially elderly people (over 65) and bedridden people are also at higher risk. This digestive disorder, usually does not present serious complications, but if it becomes chronic, it can cause the appearance of hemorrhoids, bloating and anal fissures.
There are several medications that help relieve this problem, but natural remedies remain the best. Discover this natural laxative remedy, easy to prepare and whose effectiveness no longer needs to be proven!
Natural anti-constipation recipe
Ingredients:
150 g of dates
150 g of prunes
5 cups of water
Preparation:
Start by boiling the water, then cut the dates and prunes into small pieces after pitting them. Once the water boils, add these ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool a little before eating.
Take a tablespoon of this remedy in the morning on an empty stomach. You can eat it as is or add it to your morning cereal.
If you find this recipe a bit restrictive, you can always opt for an easier version. You just have to cheat some prunes in the water for a whole night, then eat them in the morning.
Benefits of the recipe:
Prune:
Rich in magnesium, potassium, copper, iron, vitamins of group B, provitamin A as well as in phosphorus, the prune is a dry fruit with high nutritional value and many health benefits.
Indeed, this ingredient has many therapeutic virtues, including its ability to reduce bad cholesterol, which helps prevent cardiovascular disease. It is also very effective in preventing skin aging and loss of firmness of the skin, because it contains vitamins E and C with antioxidant properties.
However, prunes are best known for their laxative properties. Rich in dietary fiber, this ingredient is effective for improving transit and fighting constipation. 25g of prunes cover 7% of the daily needs of an adult woman in fiber.
The laxative effect of the prune is also due to the phenolic compounds, sorbitol and the dihydroxyphenylisatin it contains. These materials promote peristalsis, which helps combat constipation.
Dates :
Excellent source of energy, dates contain many nutrients essential to the proper functioning of the body. These include magnesium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins of group B. Dates are also rich in glucose, fructose and sucrose, which is why they are strongly recommended for physical exertion.
In addition to their very attractive nutritional profile, dates are also effective against constipation. This effect is mainly due to their high fiber content, which promotes transit and thus helps to relieve this digestive problem.
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