Bowel Problems

Paage updated on February 27, 2007

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Most of us deal with it at some point but no one

really wants to talk about it...well if you have

read my pages ....you know by now that I will talk about

anything concerning health....I have interviewed my Aunts

and some others who have many ideas on cures and helps.

I will list them from my notes.

(My Aunt Kathy says she is an expert on the subject...lol)

Start the day drinking a cup of hot water.

If you need bran...a home made bran muffin with

breakfast is the easiest way to utilized it.

When sitting on toilet...raising arms above your head

will help.

Massaging reflex points on wrists will stimulate colon.

In Japan massaging colon area is a morning ritual.

Drinking lots of water will prevent it.

Eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables is the way to go.

(oops no pun intended)

Inhaling deeply and slowly blowing out air will cause gas

to move down and out...if this gives you a headache

You are not doing it correctly...let more air out of mouth.

A very comfortable way to help constipation is to make

"Prune Whip"

Boil prunes until tender and chop in processor...cool

Whip cream and mix with prunes.

Eat one cup of this each morning before you eat or

drink anything else...(tastes good but very rich)

Stay at home...it may work very fast.

Repeat for three days.

After three days you should feel very

"cleaned out"

Daily doses of 1 teaspoonful vinegar

or 5 - 10 drops tincture of yellow dock eliminate constipation,

indigestion, and gas. "Yellow dock is especially recommended for the

woman who finds her early menopausal menses getting heavier."

Constipation

Constipation is the inactivity of the bowels resulting in difficult,

infrequent, or incomplete evacuation.

The following herbs are good for treating this condition:

* Aloe

* Balmony

* Barberry

* Black Root

* Bogbean

* Boldo

* Buckthorn

* Butterbur

* Cascara

* Figwort

* Flax Seed

* Rhubarb Root

* Sagrada

Senna

* Wahoo

* Yellow Dock

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"Those with digestive system problems crave plates of chickweed salad,

for mineral-rich bulk and soothing, cooling energies to nourish their

weak stomachs and bowels. Chickweed eases and helps those with yeast

overgrowth, constipation, hard stools, hemorrhoids,stomach ulcers,

intestinal ulcers, colitis, internal inflammation, stomach cancer, and

those healing after treatment for appendicitis, peritonitis, or the

like."

SOME OTHER OPTIONS

Not a usual topic of discussion, at least here in middle-class America,

is the position in which one attempts a bowel movement. Squatting can

really help alleviate mild constipation - but may be awkward on

traditional toilets. Some families find that using a small footstool to

raise and open the legs helps to facilitate an easier evacuation.

Massaging the abdomen with essential oils with laxative properties (in a

carrier oil base) like chamomile, marjoram, or peppermint can also be

helpful.

For Constipation...one ounce aloe... 4 times a day

To heal colon..

1/2 cup water

1 TBlsp vinegar

1 tsp honey

1/4 tsp cayenne..

Drink several times a day..

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Dill

Dill, which comes from the Saxon word meaning "to lull" actually has many tranquilizing abiities. For this purpose and To help overcome hardened bowel movements...simmer a teaspoon of the fruit..(seed) in a cup of boiling water, strain, and place the hot seed-in bread for eating...or use the strained tea to overcome colic and wind in infants It also increases the milk of nursing mothers.

To heal colon..

1/2 cup water

1 TBlsp vinegar

1 tsp honey

1/4 tsp cayenne..

Drink several times a day..

Good link for lots of information on Constipation

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/const/const.htm

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