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Constipation & homoeopathy
You are already late to office and
when you go to loo, its taking a lot of time, it’s painful and hard; u don’t
pass the bowels completely because either it is taking lots of time or its
painful. Due to this, you remain bloated, irritated and you are not able to
concentrate on your work for the rest of the day. Constipation, a topic about
which people usually hesitate to discuss, but is one of the day-to-day problems
almost every 3rd person is facing. Reasons: bad food habits, lack of
water intake and many more as explained below. So let’s talk about constipation
today.
What is constipation: Improper digestion of the food we eat results in constipation. Our
lifestyle today is very busy, we have no time for cooking so we have depended
on junk food, we have no time for shopping so we do online shopping, we have no
time for exercise, there’s nothing like online exercise! We sit in offices for
9-10 hours, eat junks in the breaks, intake lots of caffeine and sleep less.
Symptoms of constipation:
So how do you know you
are facing constipation? Below are some symptoms. Check upon if you have any;
1.
Loss
of appetite: Your stomach feels full, you don’t feel hungry
but still you eat for the sake of eating. Isn’t it?
2.
Nausea
or vomiting: Feel like vomit, but get nothing?
3.
Belching:
Yes it happens; it’s just that no one wants to admit.
4.
Sour
water in mouth: Do you get some sour acidic watery liquid in
your mouth sometimes and you drink water to suppress it?
5.
Burning
sensation in chest & stomach
6.
Bad
smell from mouth: You probably would not have noticed it, but
others might have done. Notice!
7.
Colic: Does
your stomach pain after your meals for few seconds? Like it happens when you
get loose motions?
8.
Headache:
You sometimes get headache but you have not strained your eyes or not much
brain work, you have slept also but still headache is there. What do you do?
Eat a painkiller? Have you ever thought why did your head ache? It’s because of
gas…
9.
Bloating:
Your abdomen sometimes looks huge and sometimes it’s normal?
10. Heaviness: You feel heavy in the
trunk region; near chest and abdomen?
11. Difficulty in passing stool
12. White coated tongue:
Have you ever noticed while brushing your teeth, that someday you tongue looks
whiter someday and normal the other day?
Cause of constipation:
1.
Excessive
intake of caffeine: Our life, in India starts with a cup full of
sugar and caffeine. Many times it happens when you feel thirsty you buy a chilled
coke, or a cold coffee? When you are feeling thirsty, your body is asking for
water, just water! In offices, we intake lots of caffeine and very less water.
Due to air-conditioned workspaces there is a huge amount of water evaporation
from your body, so keep sipping water at workplace! Also, liquor is a big
source of caffeine, so keep a control over it. Good intake of water is the most
important weapon for fighting constipation.
2.
Heavy
& spicy food: The tastier it is, the unhealthier it is! Eat
spicy food but keep a strict control over the quantity and frequency.
3.
Lack
of fibers in diet: Always prefer roti/chapatti/phulka over breads.
The bread that looks so white and tempting has actually been processed so much
that it has got no nutrients in it anymore. The intake of fiber is the next
most important weapon for combating constipation
.
4.
Use
of antibiotics: Reduce the use of medicines as much as
possible. Nature has given our body a natural immune system, let it be active.
5.
Lack
of function of intestine:
6.
Pregnancy: It
may happen during pregnancy and is quite natural. But it can be avoided by
drinking lots of water.
7.
Tumor
or polyp:
8
Hernia:
9
Lack
of good nerve & muscles function in the bowel
10
Staying
awake till late night: Working late night or being awake till late
night is not good for your digestive system because it will not get the ease of
time to digest the food. Do you feel sleepy after having your main meals? Yes?
This is because your body wants to concentrate only on the digestion process
and doesn’t want any other work to be done. Eat on time and sleep on time. Take
a 7- 8 hours of sleep at a stretch.
11
Weakness
of liver:
12
Excessive intake of liquor and tobacco.
13
Depression:
Depression can do worse to your body. Constipation is one of the things
depression can give you. Try to have a hobby and spend time for yourself. Keep
yourself happy and exercise well to reduce stress levels of your body.
Homoeopathic medicines:
There are more than 2500 medicines
in homoeopathy for treating constipation happening due to several reasons. The
few most common ones are as below. These are just for awareness and knowledge
and are STRICTY NOT recommended without the prescription of a certified
homeopathic doctor.
1.
Antim crud:
Constipation due to over eating, belching, sensation of nausea or vomiting
after eating, burning sensation in stomach & chest, heaviness in
stomach, desire for sore things.
2.
Bryonia: Constipation of summer season,
bad smell in mouth, hard stool, dryness of mouth, nausea after meals.
3.
Carvo veg: Constipation in old age, gas
formation in upper part of the stomach, constipation due to simple food, headache
due to constipation.
4.
Lycopodium: Loss of appetite, gas due to
fermentable food, cabbage, beans etc, desire for sweet things, great weakness
after eating, pressure in stomach, eating ever so little creates fullness, stool
hard.
5.
Nux vomica: Constipation due to heavy &
spicy food, colic after few minutes/hours of eating, constipation due to intake
of liquor or tobacco, difficult belching of gas, wants of vomiting but cannot,
ravenous hunger, constipation with frequent ineffectual urging, incomplete
& unsatisfactory scanty stool with much urging.
