Home remedies for Constipation
Here are a few remedies for Constipation, I have collected them from different sources. Any of my readers can add to this by leaving a comment and I will update this post.
- Eat lots of peanuts.
- Eat prunes (dried plums)
- Eat lots of greens especially spinach.
- The best herbal medincine for constipation is, drinking Isabgol mixed with hot milk (Isbgol is taken with curd to cure loose motions!!! ). Read more about Isbgol here.
- For adults, eat a lot of raisins. Especially for even small kids, soak raisins in little water,and give that water to breast feeding babies.
- Drink one teaspoon of castor oil in the morning to cleanse your interstines completel. (No you cannot go to office that day. So, should do it in on a holiday.Esp good for kids with eating problems etc).
- Drink plenty of Water with dry ginger powder and a few mint leaves.
- Eat one banana before going to bed.
- Bittergourd slices boiled in water and taken early in the morning cures constipation
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Tony, I did not understand what is that comment supposed to mean. Please clarify…I have just posted them so that somebody could benifit from this without spending a lot on doctor charges.
hey Shilpa
thanks for all the efforts u take .. especially this one since it is absolutely not related to ur topic .. may b PEOPLE dont know how much aged people ( sometimes young also ) suffer because of constipation ..hahaha !!!
A great long list of remedies there, Shilpa. Everyone will find at least one suitable for him/her, I guess. Thank you so much for publishing it.
My husband’s remedy – Drink a glass of red wine during or after dinner. I don’t allow him to practise it at all. I am a good wife, you see.
Thanks Reena, Vaishali.
BTW…Vaishali, I don’t think I will add your hubby’s remedy to the list, bcos I am a good wife too and dont want my hubby to pick up something from my site
Hmm! Isabgol – not a home remedy but an herbal remedy.
Others: eat lots of peanuts. You may get some sound effects along before the final purge!
Prunes (dried plums) work wonders too.
Also, eat lots of greens especially spinach!
Hi shilpa, this post is very informative. I agree with what vaishali said everyone will find at least one suitable for them.Wondeful post shilpa..Thanks so much for sharing such a wondeful piece..
Thanks Manisha. I will update my list
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Thanks Sudha, you can add to the list if you have any remedy
For adults, eat a lot of raisins.
Especially for even small kids, soak raisins in little water,and give that water to breast feeding babies.
Drink one teaspoon of castor oil in the morning to cleanse your interstines completely.No you cannot go to office that day. So, should do it in on a holiday.Esp good for kids with eating problems etc.
Thanks LG. I have updated the post
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Drinking plenty of Water with dry ginger powder and a few mint leaves……….is recomended………:)
Hi Shilpa,
Maybe you would like to add eating ripe papaya to your list. This works wonders. It’s like the show’s over before you can enjoy it!
Cooked sprouted moong is also beneficial.
Regards,
Mariette
Generally women suffer from constipation after delivery of baby. This is one of the postparm concern too. Thanks shilpa for adding information related to this. I would like to add few more to your tips.
Drinking lot of water and eating high fibre foods like Oats, fruits, prune juice will surely help. You may be surprised we should not eat yellakki banana and raagi.
Foods to aviod. Banana ( Yelakki banana, cooked carrot and Parle-G buiscuit), maida dishes. Sometime raagi also cause constipation.
Hi shilpa,there is one more remedy which really works a glass of hot water taken with one tea spoon of ghee added to it cures constipation as well.
You may also want to add :
eat dry oat flakes and drink water after eating them. Oatmeal taken at bedtime also hhas the same effect.
Hi,
good info
One more tip my friend gave me is to drink luke warm water with honey and lemon juice added to it.
thanks
madhu
Why don’t people practice half bowl of green leaves like lettuce palak not boiled and some boiled green peas with olive oil before your meal this reduces high level of Constipation
thanks
sam
Hi! Shilpa,
There is one more remedy, taking Triphala capsules.
shanta
Hi Shilpa,
do you know of any remedy for acne problems. Both my teenage sons have a lot of acne breakouts and scars on their faces.
please help. Tks.
Shilpa: Pamela, I saw some remedies when I browsed. Please have a look.
Hi Shilpa,
Thanks for a long list of home remedies for acne. Very informative indeed. I found a few suitable for my sons. I shall try and let you know. Shilpa, I’m so happy to have found your website. Thanks again.
I m suffering from ace.i m 24 .i usually wake early in the morning and drink alot of water.after that i take my rice at 10 AM.But i donot take dal in rice because after rice i drinl alot of water.if i take dal with rice and i could drink water.can u give me solution to my above problem
Thanks Shilpa… some of ur tips could work wonders…
shilpa can i give isabagol to my child. he is 1 year 10 months. he is suffering from severe constipation problem
Shilpa: Jyothi, Please consult your doctor. I don’t know if it is safe to give Isabgol to such a small baby.
Hi Shilpa,
There is one more tip:
Soak sabja(seeds u add in Falooda)overnight.
Mix 1-2 tsp in a glass of warm milk and drink it in the morning. Even kids can hav this. Also good for heat problems. U can refrigerate the soaked seeds and use them as per requirement.
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th medicine for to consipatin soak a samall amount of fenugreek in water overnight and drink it in the it relivs constpation
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u give easy dish will try to do them.
I have had constipation for over 40 years and have tried a humpty number of treatments,western and ayurvedic.I have found the following very effective.
1.about 5-6 medium sized spinach leaves washed and eaten
raw, followed with a slice of ripe papaya.(this is the best)
2,a betel leaf,a small piece of fresh ginger,peeled, 5-6 black pepper and a piece of rock salt.
-wrap the ginger,black peppers and the salt in the betel leaf and eat before or after meal.
My 4yr-old son has serious constipation problem. He feels the urge to go only after 3 days after but usually will have a hard time pushing it out….which leave me with no option but to give the suppository to remove the bowel. have tried all medicines to soften the stool but still it doesn’t seem to work and it’s not very good to take this in the long run.
Please help.
Hi shilpa
Really useful info. I’ve added few tips for both young and old.
-drink black tea(not too strong) before going to bed- this works well and good for those who had to travel early morning
-Cucumber cures constipation
-Jelly is also a good remedy for constipation
it is really v useful tips, thanks to open this useful website
Hi Shilpa,
ohh, great! Thnx for this. Though it seems you have not replied or updated last few comments, may I add to your list if it works for someone. I am not sure whether it will cure old constipation forever or not but at least it works:
1. Drink at least 4 to 5 glasses of water -one or one and half ltr – in one sitting, early morning as soon as you get up.
2. Drink one fruit a day – an apple a day… in raw form.
3. Walk (if possible) – brisk walk for 40-45 minutes every day as time permits. if you cannot walk for 45 minutes in one stroke may be in breaks like 15-15-15 etc.
4. One of my neighbourer used to suggest to have hot milk with ajwayan (sorry I don’t know English word for it) before going to bed.
Me and my husband have tried first three and it helped us to loose weight also.
Best
Janhavi
A couple of tablespoons of linen seeds taken with a glass of water some days ia a proven means against constipation.
The seeds most be blended into the water and the water with the seeds is then drunk. You can let the seed lay to bloat in the water two hours before driking the blendings.
If you do so, the water gets slimy from the seeds. The slimy water together with the seeds are then drunk/eaten.
Early morning, drinking a mix of 1 glass milk+ 2glasses water…first thing as soon as u awake….helps in clearing bowels. Its an easy n best method of clearing bowels n flushes kidneys too.
Hi,
I went through the home remedies for the constipation problem.
But i have a 2.2yrs old son and he has this problem of constipation and wanted to know the home remedies for the kid. can you please help me out with this problem.
Regards,
kusuma
One more advice. Eat stinging needles as a vegetable in dishes and in soups.
The needles must be cooked some minutes before they can be eaten, but then they become a very healthy vegetable that have a very good effect on the stomach.
Also drink the water you have cooked the needles in so you do not spoil any of the nutrients.
have bananas it helps for constipation
what can i have foe vit b12 and food that contain iron
you can give apple juice nd you can givee him barley try adding some sugar.
you can also soak fenugreek seeds overnight in the morning give him a spoon full.
you can also give plenty of water.
make sure that he consumes fruits and vegetables
rather than giving his isobagel you ask me you deffinnately give him prune juice it helps if not
somtimes maybe the babys milk powder or apple juice and maybe pureee the spiach it really helps
FOR CONSTIPATION THIS TRY EATING
BAYAM IT REALLY HELPS
TRY TO COONSUME LOTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLE YOU MUST HAVE FOODS THAT ARE HIGH IN FIBRE
Shilpa
Wonderful and great remedies. Also grateful to you for taking effort to put on Web site.
We do eat lots of ” PAPAYA” after dinner which gives us lot lot relief and the make the day better and fresh feelings. SO THE CLEANER THE BOWEL, BETTER THE DAY
Could you please let me know if any one has a home remedy for lowering cholesterol. Your reply to my hotmail, in the matter will be highly appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Oatmeal helps in reducing cholesterol. Consumption of raw leafy vegetables, being physically active, avoiding fatty foods also do contribute in reducing cholesterol.
Thanks Anu for your wonderful suggestion. In addition I would like to to know if a recipe of coriander seeds and cumin seeds roasted and then boiled and drunk on empty stomach.. will it help in lowering cholesterol?
Shilpa: Ella, sorry I don’t know any such recipe. But I have a kashay recipe on the site which has both these ingredients.
Great Blog….have added it to my favourites. One suggestion: Is it possible for you to list your recipe’s in alphabetical order? I came looking for raagi recipe’s but so far only located Raagi idli recipe? But thanks anyways..i shall try raagi idli and post feedback. Should be good
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Thanks Shilpa, My some in 2+ yrs. he has constipation. Can you pls suggest a remedy for him.
Thanks
hi all
boil 2 glasses of water with 2 teaspoons of jeera. keep boiling until the water becomes equal to one glass and add a teaspoon of fenugreek to it and leave it overnight. Drink the water early morning before consuming anything else. This helps for constipation and also detoxifies the body.