Alternative Therapies

When a person suffers from constipation, then there is a delay in the frequency of bowels and a feeling of incomplete evacuation. Hard stools occur and there is pain and difficulty in passing stools. The person experiences heaviness in the stomach, abdominal cramps, increased gas in the abdomen, lethargy, headache, dizziness, loss of appetite etc.

Home Treatment of Constipation

Crush the leaves of senna to make a powder and take ½ tsp twice with warm water.

Take 1 tsp of ghee (clarified butter) and mix it in a cup of warm milk. This should be taken at bedtime regularly for some days.

Take some black raisins and soak in hot water for a few hours then mash them and drink the juice, preferably at bed time.

Take 2 tsp of purified Castor oil and ¼ tsp of dried ginger powder in a cup of warm water and take at bedtime.

Roast and powder fennel. In case of habitual constipation, try taking it with warm milk at bed time.

Soak a few dates in milk till soft; mash their pulp and mix in milk. Take it twice for a few days.

Mix 1 to 2 tsp pure Castor oil with warm milk and take it at bedtime.

As a home remedy for habitual constipation, take 1 tsp honey in lukewarm water on an empty stomach regularly. This clears the bowels and acts as a prophylactic against the problems of digestion.

Take equal quantities of turmeric powder and black salt along with warm water after meals.