Constipation Prevention & Relief Reference Directory

"I wish that being famous
helped prevent me from being constipated."

- Marvin Gaye

• Healthy bowell movement: regular daily bowell movement.
  
• Constipation is considered a real problem when there are fewer than three bowel movements per week.
  
• When constipation is serious people will experience less than one bowel movement per week.

Medical experts hold the position that there is no medical reason to have a bowel movement every day. Additionally, they have determined not having a bowel movement for 2-3 days does not cause discomfort, only mental concern for some people. Medical researchers and doctors support there is no evidence that "toxins" accumulate when bowel movements are infrequent or that constipation leads to cancer. This statement is contrary to natural and traditional medicine practitioners.

It is important to discern acute (recent onset) constipation from chronic (long duration) constipation. You need to approach your health practitioner with your constipation concerns regarding the following:

• Acute constipation needs immediate assessment because a serious medical illness may be the underlying cause (e.g., tumors of the colon).
• Additionally, constipation needs to be assessed if it occurs with serious symptoms such as rectal bleeding, abdominal pain and cramps, nausea and vomiting, and involuntary weight loss.
  
• In comparison, the assessment of chronic constipation may not need attention, especially, if simple aid brings relief.

"Constipated People
Don't Give A crap."

-- Anonymous.

While the medical model describes and defines the condition of constipation, it is not clear the underlying causation. To say there is an inflammation or infection behind constipation may fall short for our purposes. Though there may be inflammation, its important to understand the precondtion and unseen phenomena creating this toxic condition.

The anology of weather and environment will serve us to understand what is happening with constipation. When its hot and dry, we have dessert conditions. What happens is that everything dries up. When the environment is cold and damp then the condtions are boggy-everything is moist. When these conditions occur in the elimination tracts, then our fecal matter is transformed. If our descending colon and rectum are too hot then its dries our elimination. The result is that it becomes dry and hardened. It also slows down due to excess friction and lack of lubricating mucous.

To counter this drying process, eat cooling foods such as: salads, green beans, spinach, etc. and cooling fruit like melons,pineapple, etc.

Cooling Veggies
Asparagus
Bamboo shoot
Bitter Gourd (Wild
cucumber)
Bok choy
Broccoli
Button mushroom
Cabbage
Califlower
Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Green bean (string)
Lettuce
Mung bean
Peas
Pumpkin
Seaweed
Spinach
Sweet corn
Swiss chard
Summer squash
Tomato
Yam
ZuchiniCooling Fruit
Apple
Banana
Grapefruit
Kumquat
Loquat
Mandarin orange
Mango
Melons
Pear
Persimmon
Plum
Pomegranates
Red Bayberries
Star Fruit
Tangerine
All citrusCooling Protein
Abalone
Adzuki bean
Clam
Crab
Cuttlefish
Duck
Duck eggs
Egg White
Kidney Beans
Oyster
Sesame seeds
Sweet Apricot Seed
Tofu
Water chestnut
White bait
Whole EggCooling Addl. Foods
Honey
Olive
Royal Jelly
Tea (Green, Oolong,
Lapsang souchong,
and black)
Soy milk
Soy sprouts
Tofu
Tempeh
Mung beans & sprouts
Alfalfa sprouts
Millet
Barley
Amaranth
All seaweeds
Wheat & barley grass
Yogurt
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"He that takes medicine and neglects diet,
wastes the skills of the physician."
(Ancient Chinese Proverb)

These are the foods that warm the descending colon and rectal area. As a result of that heating action, our elimination becomes dry and unlubricated:

Constipating Fruits: Cherry, Guava, Jujube, Longan fruit, Litchi fruit, Peach, Plum, Pumpkin

Constipating Veggies: Green onion, Rice bran, Olive, Basil, Cilantro, Dill Seed, Garlic, Mustards, Radish, Chilli peppers, Horse radish, Clove, Mushrooms (Reshi, Cordeceps, Maitake, Shiitake)

Constipating Protein: Beef, Caraway seeds, Chestnuts, Lamb, Peanuts, Walnuts, Chicken, Mutton, Eel, Shrimp, Sesame seeds, Adzuki bean

Constipating Misc: Ginger, Cinnamon, Pepper (white, black, red), Wine, Soy sauce, Ginseng, Astragalus, Brown sugar

Constipating East Indian & Chinese Herbs

Asafoetida, Black pepper, Curculigo, Garlic, Ginger, Myrrh, Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Tribulus, Gotu kola (Centella asiatica), Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Curry powder, Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)

Constipating North American Herbs & Foods

Aconitum, Angelica root, Anise, Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium), Caraway, Dogwood, Ladies Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris), Mustard greens, Nutmeg, Oregon Grape, Osha (Ligusticum porteri), Parsnip, Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens), Prickly ash, Rosemary, Savory, Scallion, Tarragon, Yarrow (Achillea millefolium Carob), Kale, Leek

(There is more, however this is a good start)

Additionally cooling herbs will quickly cool and soften stools such as rhubarb rt. and cascara sagrada. Though these herbs, by themselves, are not balanced, when you combine them with toxic countering herbs, you will have an excellent formula for your descending colon. If your stomach is weak and/or lacking energy then cold herbs alone have to be counter-balanced with qi increasing or energizing herbs. This is where a herbalist specialized in Traditional Chinese Medicine will be of optimal benefit to your health.

SOFTENING NORTH AMERICAN HERBS

Comfrey
Malva
Marshmallow root
Chickweed
Basil
Oregano
Marjoram
Mint
Gotu Kola
Scullcap
Lobelia
American Ginseng
Passiflora
Valerian
Hops
Wintergreen
Chamomile
Borage
Aloe vera
Kelp
Spirulina
Catnip
Lemon Balm
Honeysuckle flowers
*External UseGolden Seal
Feverfew
Thyme
White willow
Birch
Dandelion
Cramp bark
Hyssop
Cascara
Amaranthus
Wood Betony
Parsley
Bonset
Elderberry
Sorrow
Myrrh
Slippery elm
Eyebright
Cleavers
Yellow Dock
Pau D'arco
Blue Flag
Fenugreek
White peppercorn
GentianFigwort
Fumitory
Mountain Grape
Balm of Gilead
Burdock
Black Walnut
Psyllium
Sarsaparilla*
Greater Celandine*
Seneca
Snakeroot
Barberry
Oswego tea
Rhubarb root
Senna
Centaury
St. John's Wort
Lavender
Wormwood
Oregano
Marjoram
Lovage
Lemongrass
Nettles
Cilantro

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Yes all these herbs work and I have seen many of them included in Constipation or Colon Cleansing products. But with almost 50% of the people from 50 years or older their digestion tracts are weak and bloated due to the toxic American diet. If they were to take these cooling herbs, they would experience pain or think they were in an inflamed state but it is quite the opposite. Their colon is is cold and therefore feels pain. I have seen 100s of people who come asking can you do something for my inflamed colon.

The latest natural medicine propaganda is you need these cooling herbs to reduce the inflamed toxic heat state. I promise you it is not the case. It is essential that middle and senior agers need warming, energizing herbs and food for the fatigued stomach and colon areas while providing cooling in the descending colon and rectum. In essence, both strategies need to be employed, at least, for a constipation formula to work for the prior mentioned populations. There are more items to add but this is enough to deliver the essential concepts around constipation.

CASCALIN

CASCALIN provides overnight constipation relief. Cascalin, quickly balances the elimination tract by directly feeding the deficient tissues of the colon. One spoonful and the digestive tract naturally, softens the blockages due to excessive heat in the region.

The herbs in this formula cool and lubricate the tract thus releasing impacted matter. Additionally, the fomula nourishes and re-establishes peristalsis. Cascalin provides for natural healthy elimination flow.

If Digestion is weak and the surface of the stomach area is cold to the touch then you will need Digestion Comfort to balance the effects of colon releasing herbs. This will avoid nausea and further weakness that many Constipation formulas do not take into account.

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These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This reference is not intended to diagnose, cure, prevent or treat any diseases. The information here is not provided by medical (allopathic) professionals and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your physician before beginning any course of treatment. However, billions of people have used these products without complication. These herbal formulas have been used in conjunction with allopathic medical regimen, successfully without interference in the restorative process. Complications in the use of herbal remedies has occurred when manufacturers unkNowledgeable in the practice of herbalism but more focussed on the profit aspect have provided product too high in concentration. Hopefully, more master herbalists trained in Chinese, Ayurvedic, Tibetan, North and South American herbology can share the more subtle rather than gross practice of herbalism. Appreciatively, more allopathic physicians and institutions are embracing the wonders of natural herbal medicine in their practices.