CONSTIPATION
A
person who has hard stools and has not had a bowel movement for three or more
days is said to be constipated. Constipation is often caused by poor diet
(especially not eating enough fruits, green vegetables, or foods with natural
fiber like whole grain bread) or by lack of exercise.
Drinking more water and eating more fruits, vegetables, and foods with
natural fiber like whole grain bread, cassava, wheat bran, rye, carrots,
turnips, raisins, nuts, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, is better than using
laxatives. It also helps to add a little vegetable oil to food each day. Older people
especially may need to walk or exercise more in order to have regular bowel
movements.
A
person, who has not had a bowel movement for four or more days, if he does not
have a sharp pain in his stomach, can take a mild salt laxative like milk of
magnesia. But do not take laxative
often.
Do
not give laxatives to babies or young children. If a baby is severely
constipated, put a little cooking oil up the rectum (asshole). Or, if
necessary, gently break up and remove the hard shit with a greased finger.
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