Foods to Treat Constipation

Being bunged up is a crappy feeling. Not only does it feel uncomfortable but it can be detrimental to your health. Think about all the toxic waste your body needs to release, just sitting up there in your intestines. Think: smelly gas, bloating, low back pain, lack of energy, acne…. it isn’t a pretty picture.

First and foremost, my absolute top recommendation is to DRINK WATER!!
Think of a water slide: If there isn’t any water flowin’ down it, you’re just going to stick to it and not move (or it will be a very slow & painful ride to the bottom!)

Here are some great foods that promote healthy flow & treat constipation:

Foods that Lubricate the Intestines:

• Spinach
  Banana
  Sesame Seed / Oil
  Honey
  Pear
  Prune
  Peach
  Apple
  Apricot
  Walnut
  Pine Nut
  Almond
  Alfalfa Sprouts
  Carrot
  Cauliflower
  Beet
  Okra
  Seaweed
  Flaxseed oil

Foods that Promote Bowl Movement:

• Cabbage
  Papaya
  Peas
  Black Sesame Seed
  Coconut
  Sweet Potato
  Asparagus
  Fig
  Bran from Oats or Brown Rice
  Castor Oil
  Ground flaxseed (your body won’t break down the whole seeds so be sure they are ground)

Demulcent Herbs (to promote a ‘slippery coating’)

• Licorice Root (not to use w/high blood pressure or if pregnant)
  Psyllium Seed
  Fenugreek Seed
  Flax Seed
  Marshmallow Root

Laxative Herbs (to make you go quicker)

• Dandelion Root
  Rhubarb Root
  Barberry Bark
  Cascara Bark

Flora-Enhancing Foods (the good kind of bacteria you want in your intestines!)

• Miso
  Acidophilus
  Kefir
  Organic Yogurt
  Chlorophyll-Rich foods like: wheat-grass, dark greens, micro-algae, wild blue-green & spirulina, alfalfa greens

Enjoying the above foods on a regular basis will help PREVENT constipation in the first place.

Here is a delicious Recipe for the Ulitimate Salad.
It includes the above foods: Dark Greens (Spinach), Carrots, Alfalfa Sprouts, Sesame Seeds, Apple and Flax Seed / Oil.

If you are already constipated, then try giving yourself an Abdomen Massage to get things moving.