(Last Updated On: April 18, 2020)
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Overview
Your eating habits, gender, age, exercise, and health conditions all matters the bowel movement you get in a day. there is no amount of bowel movement a person should have, it is quite dangerous to go three or fewer times bowel movement s per week. Due to constipation bowel movements are not frequent and hard to pas.it leads to excessive straining and time spent on the toilet.
Causes of No poop or delayed
- Not enough water
- Not enough fiber in your diet
- Eating a lot of dairy products
- Not physically active
- Eating disorder
- Pregnancy
- Colon cancer
- Stress
- IBS
- Antacid medicines
- Parkinson’s disease
- Possible diverticulitis
Sings of symptoms
- Fewer bowel movements
- Difficulty getting bowel movements
- Small or hard stools
- Belly bloating
- A sense that stools didn’t come out.
- Abdominal discomfort
When to consult a doctor?
- Consult your doctor if you get sudden constipation with :
- If the lifestyle changes do not work
- If you have blood in your stool.
- you are losing weight.
- Severe pain with bowel movements.
- Cramping and pain in the belly.
- Not able to poop.
- Gas is not getting a pass.
- Feeling tight in the stomach.
- You get frequent hiccups and it gets stuck in the belly.
Home remedies to help you poop
The main cause of poop is delayed and does not pass is constipation with lifestyle, diet changes you can get rid of this issue.
- Do not ignore the poop
- Add more fruits to your diet
- Eat vegetables regularly
- Try warm liquids in the morning
- Walk daily at least 40 minutes and exercise
- Drink 8 to 9 glasses of water every day
Best foods you should eat
- Dark chocolates
- Banana
- Salmon Fish
- Flaxseeds
- Yogurt
- Beans
- Dates
- Pineapple
- Wholegrains
- Carrots
- Figs
- Peaches
- Brocolli
- Prunes
Foods to avoid when having constipation
- Lowe fiber foods
- White bread
- White rice
- Potato chips
- Corn chips
- Instant mashed
- Pizza
- Red meat
- Pork
- Beef
- Cheese
- Milk
- Pastries
- Candy
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
- Chocolate
- Nuts
Home remedies to help you poop
Do colonic massage
Regular exercise
Daily exercise, jogging, walking is effective for bowel movements all these activities
helps to increase blood flow throughout your abdomen.
Take lubricant laxative
Lubricant laxatives such as Mineral oil add a slick coat to your intestine’s wall, helps to give movement to your colon and stool gets out of your body easily. Take mineral oil after 2 hours of dinner, you can expect the result after 6 hours.
Drink enough water
For better bowel movement and digestion the body needs to have proper hydration. You should drink at least 8 glasses of clear water daily you can also add lemon and apple cider for a better test. avoid drinking more than 8 glasses of water per day or do not drink a large amount of water at the same time.
Berries
Berries are rich in fiber. fiber helps to increase the stool from your digestive system. you can include berries in your diet with oatmeal for breakfast. you can also add yogurt with berries it will soothe your stomach and better digestion. Raspberries provide 8 grams of fiber in one cup.[3]
Oranges
Oranges contain vitamin C properties that help to soften stool. Medical experts have found that flavonoid can work as a laxative. A study was conducted in 2008 by the US national library of medicine national institutes of health. the constipated rats were fed naringenin, which is a flavonoid found in the human diet and plants. Naringenin is found in oranges and acts like a laxative that helps to reduce constipation symptoms.[5]
Bananas
The high fiber properties found in bananas helps to reduce constipation symptoms. they also help to move stool from your belly and make poop easy to go.
Squat Place to poop
Bring a small footstool into a bathroom next time you need to poop. Putting your feet on a stool in front of the bathroom as you poop — so your body is essentially in a squatting position instead of at a seated posture –will allow you to pass stool without even straining.
Some exercise
Light exercise, such as jogging or walking, can encourage bowel movements by increasing blood circulation throughout your abdomen.
Colonic massage
Massaging the colon can help stimulate the bowels.
Stomach massage
Regular massages may relieve constipation by assisting you to discharge gas and waste products. They may also help cure any inherent or uncontrollable conditions. By way of example, regular massage may reduce stress and in turn reduce pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome. Abdominal massages are thought to be particularly beneficial for constipation, but you might also discover different types of massage aid.
Useful resources study links about constipation
- https://www.centerwatch.com/clinical-trials/listings/condition/247/constipation/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641855/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976340/
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190605201123.htm
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/probiotics-may-ease-constipation-201408217377
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01827592
- https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48528058
- https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/moody-gut-often-accompanies-depression-new-study-helps-explain-why
- https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/193136/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-prescribing-docusate-constipation
- https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/application-summaries/research-summaries/capacity-study-1-chronic-constipation-treatment-pathway/
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/constipation/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354259
