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Causes of Constipation:

• Drinking of less water in daily routine.
• Intake of more fast food ,that's low in fibre and highly spicy food items.
• Less intake of High Fibre food.
• Lesser body movements and due to not excercising.
• Stress and emotional problems.

Symptoms of constipation: These are the common symptoms of being constipated.

• Firm and hard stools that are hard and painful to pass.
• Swelling or pain in the abdomen.
• headache and nausea feeling.
• Bloatedness.
• Loss of appetite.
• Feel of slugglishness.
• No bowel movement after3 days for adults or 4 days for children in general..
• Blood in stool.

Prevention Tips: prevetion is better than cure.

• Drink lots of water  daily.Intake atleast 8 glass of water  daily.
• Have high fibre food in your diet  such as Beans,Nuts,Whole Grain Creals, Raisins,Prunes.
• Try to have whole wheat flour for making chappattis.
• Exercise daily or brisk walk for atleast 30 mintues daily.
• fresh fruits vegetables are very rich in fiber. you have to take at least 5 servings of fresh fruits vegetables per day to get a lot of that fibre .
• Avoid sugar,white flour and hot spices in your food intakes.

Home Remedies for Constipation:

• The easiest remedy is to mix the juice of a whole lemon into a glass of warm water and drink it in the morning.
• Take a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and honey respectively and mix it in a glass of water.
• Bananas have high fiber content. This can aid in getting back your normal bowel function.
• Honey can act as a mild laxative. It my be good to consume one teaspoon thrice a day.
• You can have a warm glass of milk ,put one spoon of organis honey in it and drink it anytime during day.
• If suffering from very painful stool,then put one spoon of desi ghee(made from cow milk) in hot milk and drinking it will definiately give relief to you.
• Try acupuncture: place your fingertips below the navel and gently press in about an inch. Hold for 3 minutes while taking deep slow breaths.