Feeling constipated is one of the worst feelings in the world. When you can’t go to the toilet and feel bloated and uncomfortable, it’s hard to feel good about anything.

Help is at hand with natural constipation remedies that avoid the use of chemical laxatives.

However, with a few simple adjustments to your lifestyle you could avoid buying off-the-shelf constipation remedies at all.

You’ll finally be able to go to the toilet, get into a normal routine, and feel socially more confident. Sounds good!

1. Diet is the key

Avoid eating the wrong types of food, particularly processed foods. This includes food made with white flour and white sugar, such as white bread, white pasta, cakes and biscuits.

White bread, white pasta, cakes and sugary biscuits made from white flour have had the fibre removed, meaning the body has nothing to push the food along through your body. The processing of foods generally strips away all the nutrients and goodnes too, dealing a double whammy blow to your body.

Try to eat varied diet of unrefined, unpackaged or tinned ingredients. Cooked, or even better, raw fruit and veg are great for regulating your digestion.

Eating this way will prevent your system becoming blocked because your body can’t move your food along as it should.

Whole foods also contain naturally occurring vitamins and nutrients. These nutrients help the liver and kidneys get rid of toxins from your body, which in turn helps them process and digest your food properly.

There’s no magic pill to combat constipation, just stick to a healthy, wholefood diet.

2. Drink more water.

Yes, water. Aim for around 8-10 glasses of plain water a day. Water naturally flushes your digestive system and helps the fibre in your food along its way. It’s an essential part of the whole digestive process.

Drink more water – simple!

3. Take your time

There never seems to be enough hours in the day, and it’s tempting to rush through meals to keep up with the fast pace of modern life. Don’t. It’s crucial for beating constipation that you sit down for meals and take your time when eating.

The chewing process not only breaks food down so it’s easier to digest, but also generates saliva which triggers off other processes in the body which aid proper digestion.

4. Exercise.

Taking some exercise, even just 2 or 3 times a week, is one of the key constipation remedies that people often ignore.

A healthy, active body is stronger and better equipped to deal with the job of digestion and elimination. This in turn will make you feel more positive.

Start by walking where you can. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Try some simple jogging if you can. Make it regular – daily if possible – to get the most benefit.

Your body will thank you with regular, healthy bowel movements, I promise.

5. Eat at the right times.

During sleep, the whole body slows down. Eating meals late at night forces the body to work too hard.

Also, while asleep your body can’t extract the nutrients from the food you’ve eaten, nor pass it along your digestive system effectively.

Water intake is obviously not possible during sleep, therefore motility is reduced even more.

Stop eating so close to bed-time and your body with thank you for it by improving your digestion.

While some people may undoubtedly still require off-the-shelf constipation remedies, especially if they have other medical conditions, it’s a fact that the vast majority of constipation sufferers could banish their symptoms easily by making my 5 simple techniques part of their every day routine.

Want to find out more about constipation remedies, then visit Kelly Coolman’s ‘Constipation Remedies’ blog about help with constipation symptoms.

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