Hi guys, lately constipation becoming common among us. And lots of us keep on ignoring it, which will lead to a numbers of sickness that poof out in our daily life. So far i do come across this problem. During work time when need to rush here n there, the timming to released the major stool also gone off track.. any1 come across with which high fiber consumption to ease out our stool. Hope to learn from forum-er. ty. Hope i didnt open another topic on the same issue, cause i search up and down cant find any tread leading to this.

This post has been edited by JXplod: Sep 18 2009, 09:31 AM

bananas and papayas.

prune juice works like wonder!
Try sunsweet prune juice. Instant effect for me

eat more fruits and fibers..

We need about 25-30 gms of fiber daily. Most of our Malaysian diets give us about 15 gms if you eat your quota of fruits and vegetables.

There should be both soluble and insoluble fiber.
Soluble fiber - oats, bran, nuts,fruits
Insoluble fiber - wholewheat products, root veg, veg skin, fruit skin.

Soluble fiber acts as a sponge while insoluble fiber acts like a brush to clean.

Of course drink plenty of water to wash away the dirt.

You also need calcium/magnesium to help move the "rubbish " along your small intestines.

If you are not able to get that amount of fiber in your diet you can also try fiber drinks.

PM me if you would like more info.

actually many ways can help

from our food intake, just eat more papayas.. drink more water..eat more fibre..

there r also some medicine for u to solve this problem too.

Thanks for the advice and info sharing, so far my friend introduce me one of the high fiber drink call ez out. Let see how it goes after 8 to 10 hours.

Besides fibers ,prune juice, papayas, laxative products, you can try out coffee, it will give you a mild diarrhea.

coffee can help relieving constipation? is that for real? any source/reference? because i drink coffee almost every morning (not decaf) and still having constipation?

Is there any long term constipation effect? I always have hard time pooing ><

If you are having constipation on a permanent basis try some of the earlier suggestions.

Chronic constipation can lead to piles when you strain too much during your bowel movement.
So it is always best to avoid that kind of situation.

Of course there are laxatives available but dependency on them will mean you will never do it on your own after a while.

I have not heard about caffeine as a way to relieve copnstipation. It in fact depletes your water and should be avoided.
So if you are a coffee drinker you need to drink more water to compensate for the loss.

Laxatives are not advisable. Well, a banana after meal would just do the trick.

Regards, Joey

Try doing some sit-ups before going to bed.

haha so how's it until now?

I don't get why I'd need a drink called ez-out sells fiber in a powder form, when I can get fiber in my fruits, beans, yams and stuff like that.

Just come bk from raya holiday, till now only can online reply. Ya try that out already can see the effect of it after 10 hours.can feel the stomach rumbling and rush for toilet after that.

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Added on September 22, 2009, 10:02 pmhi pizzaboy, ya is true can get fiber from fruits and vegetables, but sometime due to my hectic schedule sometime is not easy to pick up a fruit and eat it or get as much vegetable during meals, as u know tend to end up in fast food... That why need something extra to add in my eating habit to clear off the waste. As least have some other forums knowledge to share about.

This post has been edited by JXplod: Sep 22 2009, 10:02 PM

just bought a 8 bottles pack prune juice extract by BRANDS from Guardian just now...hope it works..
but kind of expensive at RM24 for 8 small bottles... any other recommended prune juice
brands ?? prefer those without sugar, added preservative and no colouring....thanks

haha.. good then.. just a simply method and get it solved d.. lol.

Prunes work very well from what I've heard.

But if all the things above doesn't work, you might wanna go for an X-Ray or those micro cameras from you bum. It might be complications like big intestines are tied up together causing blockage due to injury etc (no joke).

drink 2 glasses of warm warm water straight away after u wake up is a method i somehow find really work ! if u think 2 is not enough, 3 then. after few mins u'll feel the urge of doing ur 'business'!

Advocado said: '"But if all the things above doesn't work, you might wanna go for an X-Ray or those micro cameras from you bum. It might be complications like big intestines are tied up together causing blockage due to injury etc (no joke)."

The micro cameras u mentioned are actually fibre-optic scopes. The procedure is called colonoscopy. It is able to visualise the large intestine to look for any problems such as tumours or small polyps or bleeding. However, it is not recommended that everybody gets one cos it can be rather unpleasant. Unless the TS is >50 years old, or has a family history of colon cancer.

As mentioned by the forummers here, u can take all those high fibre food & fruits & also lots of water (>1.5 L per day). Also try this natural high fibre supplement: Psyllium husk. It can be found in most pharmacies.

This post has been edited by zee77: Sep 23 2009, 08:46 AM