When it comes to moving the intestines, common questions that I hear from my patients include:
"Doc, is this too much per day?"
“I travel once a day, but my husband travels three times a day. I'm normal?"
"How often should my 4-year-old child go?"
You may be surprised, but the biggest problem I see is not that people have painful bowel movements - this is what people do not move their intestines often enough. But since they have been so long, they do not understand that something is wrong.
What is normal and what is constipation?
Most people believe that constipation means heavy or painful bowel movements. This is true, but it is only part of the story! Constipation also means that you do not move your intestines every day. As stated in the Stedman Medical Dictionary (27th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000), constipation is a condition in which bowel movements are infrequent or incomplete.
Many people think that a bowel movement every two or three days is fine, or that a bowel movement every four or five days is not a concern. However, no script is normal. Depending on the person, the frequency of a healthy intestine varies from one to four times a day. If you move the intestines less than once a day you are constipated! This is true even if you move the intestines easily.
Where does all your food go?
Most people consume about twenty once a week, but they only move the intestines three times a week. This leaves eighteen meals that have not been eliminated from the body. So where did these dishes go?
The concept that the food you ate during the past few days, months, or even years just sits and accumulates bacteria in your colon, at least unattractive ... but if you are constipated, this is exactly what is happening!
The longer fecal material remains in the intestine, the more bacteria and fungi collect, the more rotting occurs. Toxins enter the bloodstream and can cause headaches, slowness and more. As time progresses, more water is reabsorbed into the colon, and the stool becomes drier and harder.
Result? Intestinal function is impaired!
Does stress have a constipation effect?
Ever notice that you move your intestines much smaller when you rest, or when you stay with a friend? But when you return home, do you use the bathroom before you unpack it? There is an incredible connection between emotional stress and the digestive system. In fact, the intestines have their own nervous system, called "Intestinal nervous system". The more emotional you are, the stronger your digestive system.
What can you do? To relieve your constipation, start with these 7 simple tips:
1. Consume three servings per day of raw, organic fruits and vegetables. They must be raw! Raw materials means that the food has not been cooked, processed, pasteurized, etc. In other words, the product is still alive. Heat kills. Raw foods still contain digestive enzymes necessary for digestion.
2. Drink 12 ounces of purified water when you raise and before bedtime.
3. Drink less water while eating. The more fluid you drink when you eat, the more you dilute the digestive capacity of your body.
4. Make sure you consume at least 25 grams of fiber per day. Raw foods, sprouted grain bread, brown rice, bran, wheat germ, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried figs and legumes are excellent sources of fiber.
5. Drink your food slowly ... your stomach has no teeth! Saliva is the first step of the digestive process, and it works only when you chew your food. The more your food liquefies when swallowing, the less stress you put on your digestive system.
6. Food in a relaxed atmosphere is necessary. Try not to eat when you are watching TV, checking emails, etc. Just focus on chewing food.
7. Because your G.I. tract, brain and emotions are closely related, make every effort to reduce emotional stress. Take 5-minute breaks throughout the day, at 90-minute intervals.
Last but certainly not least ... STOP these errors!
Even the healthiest people make mistakes every time they eat, which worsens their digestive problems. To summarize the most important points for you, I wrote FREE report titled “5 mistakes you make every time you eat!”
