Foods that Heal Hard stool

Everyone suffers from occasional constipation. But what if it is a fact of life?

The human intestine is more comfortable when I made producers (chairman), the desired consistency and size. "A banana brown" is not a good way to think of the perfect chair - not too hard, not too soft, not too big, too small. The muscles of the colon were designed to move right, formed by banana stool. The colon has more difficulties in the small hard chair, alsolarge.

Although some diseases and many medications cause constipation, the most common cause is insufficient dietary fiber. Civilized man can not eat, soluble fiber, to maintain well-regulated bowel movement. Soluble fiber is one that can absorb fluids to soften stools: I think dried beans. A dry, hard beans can turn to mush when wet and cooked long enough to absorb enough water. Soluble fiber is not absorbed in the intestine, but passes through in its natural state, absorbingexcess water on the road, much like jelly disposable diapers.

So before you get to eat, not to mention water. Whatever we eat food, not your chair to be smooth, if not enough water through the gut.

Even food can not soften stools already formed fibers softened follows only the chair along. Consider your intestinal tract, like a conveyor belt. You want to keep a good supply of fiber movement along the tracksFor all your stool to the right consistency. The chair is hard to now has been moved one or two days. Then again Kot more high-fiber diet can best begin to form. Sometimes it takes a little ', until the intestine is used to this - a bit' and get used to lengthen working properly again. Until then, can flatulence, bloating, cramps, or mild symptoms.

Remember the proverb "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"? WellStarting point. A medium apple has about 3 grams of fiber. You should eat four slices of white bread, fiber come too (and with four times the calories).

Fruits and vegetables are good sources of dietary fiber. In addition to apples and other fruits, especially soluble fiber include raspberries, blackberries and pears. Do not peel the apples and pears - to eat the skin, even for the highest fiber content. And any kind of fruit in all foods is a better choice than simple carbohydrates, such asas white bread, rice, cereals and sugar, pasta, flour and sugar.

Vegetables rich in fiber include beans, artichokes (What is this?), Peas, spinach, carrots and broccoli. Raw vegetables are healthier than cooked, but rather cause a little swelling. However, all the vegetables, cooked or not, it is healthier to eat a simple carbohydrate.

Whole grains are a good source of fiber, too. Everything is a good choice with the bran. wheat bread orRye bread are better than white bread. Oatmeal, shredded wheat, rice and peanuts have a good amount of soluble fiber.

Aim for at least five servings of these foods rich in fiber. Again, the gut for several days or weeks to adjust to the fiber increased, but it's worth should be long term. Another advantage is that most of these foods are low in calories but rich in vitamins and other nutrients - good all the wayround.

Copyright 2010 Cynthia J. Kölkes, MD