Sure-Fire Therapeutics for Bowel Issues
Saturday, October 16th, 2010If you have been using laxative herbs, enemas and colonics, there are a few additive lifestyle choices you can induce to stimulate your bowel regularity.
Water. For better bowel regularity, simply drink more water! The large intestine demands sufficient amounts of water to form and move waste through the long colon. Overall, most of us are chronically dehydrated. This is, doctors agree, the primary cause of constipation for most of us. If you do nothing else for improved regularity and colon health, you should drink more water.
Increased intake of fiber. Dietary fiber is the other crucial nutritional element that influences regular colon activity. Do you need more fiber? Well, if one-half of your diet is not fruits, vegetables and whole grains, you would do well to increase your dietary habits to include more fiber. I promise you, if you up your intake of each of these, and drink ample amounts of water, your bowels will function more regularly.
Increased exercise. The amount of exercise you get does have an influence on the frequency of movement of our bowel. The large intestine is one long muscle, and if we don’t exercise enough, it will have to do work very hard to establish sufficient peristalsis (especially if it doesn’t have plenty of water and fiber in the bowel). Regular physical activity aids the muscles in the bowel and expedites transit time of waste materials moving through the colon.
Cleansing. A monthly bowel detox is an important way to maintain colon regularity. Like a colonic, a bowel detox helps the full elimination of excess waste product from the colon walls. Find out how to detox your colon.