Constipation can be a frustrating problem. It all comes down to caring and helping your bowel by teaching it to be regular and soft, and to avoid those headaches. Getting into a bowel routine and making peace with your rectum, giving it a little daily attention and care will make your day, every day.
Try this family recipe below. It may not work for everyone but it works well for all of us who use it daily.
Cereal and seeds may end your constipation needs!
Key Points:
- Drink a large glass of water when you wake up, then drink 6-8 cups of water daily. (Excessive water consumption will only make you urinate more frequently, with no other proven benefit)
- Try to exercise daily: This helps with bowel stimulation. Aerobic exercise is especially helpful: Fast walking or running. Imagine exercise as helping to jiggle your stomach and bowel to get things moving down.
- Eating fruit and vegetables every day is healthy and very “bowel friendly”. Take a bag of washed raw veggies to work. When you feel like a snack, have a bunch of carrots or celery sticks. Mix it up a little!
- Try not to focus on your bowel….all will come out eventually.
- Managing your constipation takes months and needs a long term commitment. Don’t get into a stop-start management scenario. You may have to do the above for months before you see constant results.
And the recipe:
- Cereal: Kellogg’s All Bran Buds with Psyllium
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- Seeds: [keep mixture in the fridge)
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Raw (unsalted and NOT roasted) sunflower seeds |
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Raw pumpkin seeds (Pepita seeds); they are the flat green seeds |
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Mix 1 cup of each in a Tupperware container, shake (with the lid on!) to mix |
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Add 1 tablespoon of milled flax seed to each bowl of cereal (helps digestion and omega 3 fats…all good for you) |
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| Add 2 heaped tablespoons of the seeds to 1 cup of the cereal. Add milk. You can add a handful of Blueberries and organic Yoghurt to round of a nutritious and delicious breakfast! |
Wishing you success!
