Not All Liquids Will Cure Constipation
One of my patients told me about his neighbours. They are an elderly couple, retired, who both suffer from a host of bodily ills. Of course, they accept these as a product of "getting old."
Sure, as you get older your body's going to wear down, but is that because of time or because of exposure to the wrong things?
When you're born your body is normally in excellent health. A fetus will draw from its mother's body the best of the best of what she has to offer.
Once born, the body has to make the best of what it can get.
Usually, we fuel it up with not only cheap fuel, but the wrong type of fuel. We literally pour foods into our body that are largely incompatible. The body actually has to take "emergency" action to stop some foods, like corn syrup, from harming us. The liver and pancreas need to kick in to stabilize the high rush in blood sugar. The immune system needs to switch to RED ALERT as unhealthy bacteria feed off undigested sugar particles and multiply.
So anyways, my patient saw his elderly neighbour hobbling up the driveway, in obvious pain. He knows that he suffers from joint pain and stomach problems.
His elderly neighbour's cliché counsel regarding his own situation: "You gotta take it one day at a time. That's what I always say."
But in his hand, as he hobbles up the driveway from his car, is a 2L bottle of Coca-Cola which he just made a special trip to the convenience store for.
He also has a new carton of cigarettes in a bag hanging from his other hand.
Now, this shouldn't diminish your sympathy for him – instead it should increase it. I mean, it's like going to the hardware store and buying a drill bit, so you can go home and make holes in your hand.
Likewise, you may be doing the same thing with your constipation. That's why I'm glad you are reading this article. You too, may be investing your money in foods that are making you suffer greatly.
Today, I just wanted to talk briefly about...
Three Common Beverages That Can Cause Constipation, Bloating and Indigestion:
1. Soda Pop.
2. Coffee/tea.
3. Juice.
I bet you were surprised to see juice on the list? And, yes, some juice is doubly bad because it has sugar added. Avoid that type of juice entirely.
Regular 100% juice is "okay," especially if you've just run around the block at top speed and need to get your blood sugar up. But keep in mind it's basically just a drink of natural sugar. It absorbs straight into your bloodstream in less than 30 minutes. If you don't need that type of energy boost it's going to cause elevated insulin levels which will promote the sugar getting stored as fat.
You're probably best getting used to eating fruit instead, and when you do drink juice, dilute it 50/50 with water.
Juice Can Cause Constipation & Bloating, In The Same Way That Soda Pop Does
I don't really encourage you to drink any soda pop. It's basically sugar water with no nutritional value and a lot of negative side effects. You don't need it. Ever. Unless you're lost in the desert for 4 days without anything to drink and just found a case of 7-UP.
But, that only happens in the TV commercials.
If you are going to drink pop and juice anyways, you need to know WHEN to drink it so that it will not upset your stomach, cause fermentation in your digestive tract and produce constipation and a bloated stomach.
If you drink pop and juice in one way, it'll have little or no effect on your colon. If you do it another way (the most common way) it will make you feel sick.
It's actually a fairly simple guideline; it's not like one of those dietary rules where you need to remember 14 variables.
In my collection, Constipation Relief Strategy #36 shows you how to eat fruit, juice, pop and desserts so they don't upset your stomach or cause constipation...
- Bloating Gone! Follow this one simple guideline regarding fruit and a piece of watermelon or a juicy orange won't ever upset your stomach. Also, by following this guideline, you'll avoid throwing junk food down your throat because you're too hungry to make dinner.
- When to Drink Pop and Juice: I'm no fan of pop. Juice is okay in moderation. Since you probably drink both you should know when it will cause your stomach to swell and when it will have little negative effect.
- Ever Feel Like a Party's Going on Inside Your Stomach? That's because you may be having dessert at the "traditional" time most people do these days. It's the wrong time to eat it. If you want to enjoy the occasional sweets, that's great. But follow the directions I'll outline for you to avoid suffering for it later. You CAN live without pop. You probably CAN'T live without chocolate, cake and ice cream. And you NEED to eat plenty of fruit. All of these foods can be constipating if eaten in the wrong way.
On page 39 of my 37 Constipation Relief Strategies, I give you THREE easy-to-remember guidelines that will eliminate most if not all of the problems these foods may be causing you.
You'll be able to get rid of constipation, without getting rid of your sweet tooth.
Yours in Natural Health,
Dr. Karlo Mauro, BSc, BA, MSEd, ND
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Constipation Relief Strategies For Women
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When you drink a beverage containing this popular ingredient it causes your liver and immune system to go into an emergency state... |
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Over the last 12 years Dr. Karlo Mauro has helped thousands of patients with their gastro-intestinal issues. He works out of his clinic near Windsor, Ontario on the border to Detroit. For more information on his naturopathic practice, go to www.theNaturopath.ca.
In 1992 Dr. Mauro began training in the martial art of Aikido Yoshinkai. In 2003, he earned a 3rd degree black belt. It was Aikido that originally opened his eyes to living a more natural lifestyle -- staying more balanced physically and mentally.
In 1995, he began receiving help from a Naturopathic Doctor for some digestive trouble he was experiencing. This first introduction to natural medicine resulted in him meeting other Naturopathic Doctors and finally making a life-changing decision.
Despite the fact he had just completed 6 years of university, including a Masters degree in Education, Dr. Mauro abandoned his teaching career, entered Naturopathic College, emerging four years later an ND.
Dr. Mauro lives in Windsor, Ontario with his wife Natalia, son Alek and daughter Ella. When he's not at the clinic, he's either watching Alek play golf, watching Ella in gymnastics class or coaching Alek's soccer team.Though he's helped patients with a wide variety of disorders, he's found the most success helping people with gut trouble. "I like the fact it's so easy to see an improvement," he says. "If you're constipated, only going once a week, and you start going everyday, you KNOW you're getting better."
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Sometimes, even if you are going once a day, it's difficult because your stools are too hard and dry.
Ideally you want your stools to be about the consistency of a ripe banana. Anything looser or thinner is undesirable.
One of the problems with laxatives is that they don't produce this banana-like quality. Instead they bring on diarrhea. Diarrhea is dehydrating and depleting of valuable nutrients (such as potassium and sodium).
Dr. Mauro's 7-part email series and his collection of 37 Constipation Relief Strategies for Women help produce this ideal consistency because they help you retrain your bowels to work properly. When your colon is in good health, it will naturally make sure your stools are neither too dry nor too hard.
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Are you confused about how much you should be eating? Do you feel like you're already full after your first bite of food?
It's no wonder," says Dr. Mauro, "that so many women suffer eating disorders. If you're not evacuating, it's hard to make room for more food. If waste can't find its way down and out, it's going to make your stomach bulge outward and upward.
In fact, your colon can expand three times its regular size (along with your stomach). The secret to a normal appetite is making sure you are emptying your bowels every 24 hours."
You should have no problem achieving one or two bowel movements a day, if you make the simple changes outlined in 37 Constipation Relief Strategies for Women. This should happen in less than 30 days of using these strategies.
Some medical doctors will prescribe birth control drugs to help with constipation. They believe this will help balance the hormones. Like most synthetic hormones, birth control pills come with complications.
Many women experience breakthrough bleeding, decreased appetite, depression, headaches, low libido, urinary tract infection, skin problems, gum inflammation. They also have an increased risk of contracting viral diseases.
Considering all the risks, is this really a good way to "balance your hormones?" Especially when natural methods may produce far superior (and economical) results...
Oftentimes hormonal imbalance is caused by a high consumption of white flour and sugary foods. These same foods turn into a glue-like substance that further clogs up your bowels.
By following the natural remedies and lifestyle changes in 37 Constipation Relief Strategies for Women, you'll be helping to bring your hormones into balance, naturally. Likewise, getting your bowels moving will stop toxins from backing up into your bloodstream, which will further knock your hormones out of whack.
"Many medical experts today agree that most illness begins in the colon and that the colon may be the single most critical organ in the body. As the colon becomes a stagnant cesspool, failing to move the poisons from food waste out of the body on a regular basis, the toxins back up.
"It is estimated that there are 36 different poisons that come from the colon, and as these accumulate in the bowel over a period of weeks, months or often years, they spread into your liver, gallbladder and other organs; into your blood; into your tissues and finally into your cells."
-- Women's Menopause Health Newsletter, October 2007
"A lot of elderly people are taking senna," explains Dr. Mauro. "It's an herb that causes your colon to flush itself out. Many people must drink it as a tea everyday in order to keep on going. The nerves and muscles in their colon are totally zapped and dependent on the stuff. It's a nightmare trying to get them off it."
Senna is one of the few herbs medical doctors prescribe. Unfortunately, it's harmful to use on a daily basis. Once a week as part of a colon cleanse is okay, but more frequently is impairing.
The effects of senna can be fairly drastic," explains Dr. Mauro. "They tend to flush out too much of the healthy bacteria. It's like having diarrhea. It's dehydrating and depleting of your electrolytes (potassium and sodium)."
I don't know about you but I don't want to be dependent on an herb to make me go. Worse still, you have little control over your bowel movements. You go when the herb is ready to make you go. There's not much warning.
That's fine if you're 80 and don't leave home. That's not great when you're on your way to soccer practice to pick up the kids.
Senna is also dangerous for people with high blood pressure, kidney problems or edema.
Healing and strengthening your colon so it can function on its own, as described in 37 Constipation Relief Strategies For Women, is the way to go.
Over 4 million Americans, each year, are affected by constipation, according to the The National Institute of Health. That works out to about 2.5 million doctor visits and $725 million in over-the-counter laxatives. The majority of those visits and purchases are by women.
As you can see, there's a lot of money in keeping people constipated and reliant on laxatives. No wonder Dr. Mauro's 37 Constipation Relief Strategies are not more well known.
Digestive disorders account for the largest amount of lost time from work; they are the number one cause of disability absence; they comprise one-sixth of all hospital admissions. It is acknowledged by conventional medicine that at least 40 percent of all cancers originate in the gastrointestinal tract. Many alternative practitioners would say the number is much higher."
— Women's Menopause Health Center Newsletter , October 2007
"And yet, as the old expression goes, death begins in the colon. Don't believe it? Ask any coroner. Autopsies often reveal colons that are plugged up to 80 percent with waste material."
— Martin Zucker,
Vegetarian Times,
March, 1998
"[Toxic waste that built up in the colon turns into] a sinister world of monstrous creatures that feed on living flesh: parasites..."
"In fact, parasites have killed more humans than all the wars in history."
Find out how to kick parasites out of your colon in Strategy 33, on page 35, of 37 Constipation Relief Strategies For Women.
Investigators in the United Kingdom conducted a study on 34 women with chronic constipation. The investigators found a direct demonstrable link between certain aspects of central brain activity -- anxiety, depression, feeling 'unfeminine' -- and gut dysfunction. —Gut, August 2001 |
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