Foods That Relieve Constipation

We always wanted to keep our body healthy and one way of doing that is to remove stools everyday. But no matter how we try our best, still we cannot get to what we really wanted. Knowing how to relieve constipation will make you feel much lighter and better. After those passing out of dry and hard stools and straining and staying in the toilet for longer time, it is no fun that we ambition to have regular and smooth bowel movement. Even occasional constipation can make our mood to swing and we become irritable. Too bad if we pass out foul odor in flatus and bad breath, that even become an embarrassing problem.

To avoid all those inconvenience cause by constipation it is best if we know how to distinguished foods that can cause constipation and foods that relieves constipation. The idea is so simple. You just have to make a column A and Column B. Place every food that causes constipation in one column and place every food that relieves constipation. In this way you can differentiate and it will be easier for you to avoid foods that can cause constipation.

Column A                    :                                    Column B
(Foods that relieves constipation)                       (Foods that cause constipation)

Vegetables (all kinds of vegetables)                      Meat (pork and beef)
Whole wheat bread                                           White rice, starches
Oatmeal and wheat grains                                  Dairy products (cheese, ice cream)
Water                                                              Burgers, fries, fried foods, pizza
Fruits (all kinds of fruits except banana                Guava and banana
    And guava                                                     Cola drinks
Lemon juice, grape juice                                    Processed foods
Papaya                                                             Chocolate, donuts
Nuts (all kinds)                                                  Fatty foods
Yogurt                                                             Apple skin
Apple fruit                                                        Chips
Berry fruits (all berry family)                               Potatoes, cakes, cookies
Young Coconut fruit                                          Refined sugar
Jack fruit                                                         Pain reliever drug medication
Spices (cayenne, fennel, pepper)                        Antacids, anticonvulsants
Ginger, yacon                                                   Calcium blocking drugs
Sesame seeds
Mineral oil
Beans (mongo, kidney beans)

There are so many foods that we can eat to alleviate constipation. Now take away column B from your diet if you want to have a healthier life. Constipation sometimes occurs by the way we take care of our body. How we feed our self greatly contributes to our over all well being. These foods from column A does not only relieves constipation it also a good source of antioxidant which means it is good for the skin and over all health.