Water from constipation: how it works and how to drink it correctly
Water from constipation helps as effectively as many medications. It positively affects the motility of the intestine, dilutes the stool, promotes the natural cleansing of the body. During treatment, it is imperative to follow the recommendations on the use of water. The temperature and time of its reception are not random. Drinking water does not stay in the stomach, but comes immediately into the intestines, where its healing effect begins. There are many options for treating constipation with water, consider them in more detail.
Mechanism of action of water on the intestine
Ordinary and mineral water, as well as medicinal decoctions and infusions, have the following effects on the digestive organs:
- softening of stool;
- elimination of excessive gassing, flatulence;
- cleansing of the walls of the large intestine;
- fight against pathogenic microflora;
- elimination of spasms;
- strengthening of contractile activity of the intestine.
Indications for the treatment of constipation with water is the systematic absence of stools, excessive gassing. Useful ingredients that are included in infusions and decoctions, prepared on the basis of water and auxiliary plant ingredients, are quickly and better absorbed by the body.
Which water helps with constipation?
Solving the problem of constipation helps mineral and ordinary water with different.
Mineral water
Any mineral water of natural origin perfectly helps with constipation in adults and children. Drink water in a heated form for 200 ml 3 times a day. The temperature should correspond to the temperature of the human body.
What kind of mineral water to drink with constipation? Preference is best given to the well-known brands "Essentuki", "Narzan" and "Batalinskaya".Dill water
Dill water is also effective against constipation. It successfully removes muscle spasms, fights excessive formation of gases and promotes natural cleansing of the intestine. It can be purchased at the pharmacy or prepared independently.
Cooking dill water should be done half an hour before consumption, as with longer storage its healing properties are lost. One st. L.Dill seed should be brewed with a glass of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. Take the drug is necessary in the morning, on an empty stomach.
Water with honey
Honey water with a problem of constipation can quickly dissolve solid stool in the large intestine, eliminate spasms and neutralize the effect of the pathogenic microflora due to the anti-inflammatory effect of honey.
Water with the addition of honey is taken inside and used to carry out a cleansing enema. To prepare a remedy, you need 1 tsp. Honey stir in a glass of heated water( boiling water can not be used, because it neutralizes all medicinal properties of honey).It is recommended to drink honey water before breakfast or before going to bed.
Water "Donat"
Water "Donut" with constipation has a beneficial effect on the body as a whole, especially on the organs of the digestive tract. This mineral water contains a large amount of magnesium, which normalizes the work of the heart muscle and blood vessels, helps to relieve muscle spasms and restore metabolism, which allows it to be used for constipation.
How to drink Donat water with constipation? Every day before meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner - you need to drink 250 ml of this water in small sips.
Water with lemon
This simple and effective remedy perfectly invigorates in the morning, improves the defenses of the body, eliminates flatulence and constipation, suppresses rotting processes in the intestines, liquefies and evacuates stool.
In a glass of heated water, squeeze juice from a quarter of a lemon and drink on an empty stomach, immediately after the shaking. To improve the taste of the drink, you can sweeten it with a small amount of honey. It is desirable to drink the drug through the tube, so as not to harm the citric acid of tooth enamel.
Raisin water
Strengthens the contractile activity of the intestine, softens the stool, helping to get rid of problems with stools. Raisin water is given to infants, it relieves babies from stomach problems - bloating and colic.
To prepare water, you need 1 tbsp. L.Dried raisins pour a glass of boiling water. Raisin water is insisted for half an hour and drunk in small sips 1 time a day - in the morning or in the evening.
Heated water
Ordinary warm water, along with a complex of simple exercises, perfectly helps against constipation.
To cleanse the intestines, drink 2 cups of hot water in small sips in a row and perform the following exercises of the :
- rotation of the pelvis 10 times in the left and right sides;
- slopes 10 times left, right, forward;
- curls 10 replicas to the right and left.
Warm water in combination with physical exercises works wonders.
Salt water
Purification of the intestine with salt water is a serious procedure. It not only cleans the body walls from accumulated slags and eliminates constipation, but it can also harm if a person suffers from arterial hypertension or has problems with the kidneys. Therefore, use salt water from constipation should be carefully.
Before cleansing, it is necessary to eat moderately, avoiding overeating, within a week. On the day of cleansing, after a morning awakening, you need to drink two glasses of salt water, which is prepared at the rate of 9 grams of salt per liter of water. After half an hour you need to drink two more glasses of water and massage your stomach, usually by this time there are desires to empty the intestines. After cleaning during the day you need to eat moderately, limiting the diet to cooked rice and rye bread.
Cucumber water
Helps to lose weight by improving metabolism in the body, eliminates dehydration and helps to cope with constipation.
To prepare cucumber water, 500 g of fresh cucumbers should be cut into slices and poured with 2 liters of cool water. Insist not less than 8 hours. Then add a few mint leaves and juice of half a lemon to the ready cucumber water. Drink during the day.
Water with ginger and cinnamon
Ginger and cinnamon added to water, improve intestinal motility, fight with pathogenic microbes, eliminate constipation.
In a glass of warm water you need to put a pinch of ground ginger and cinnamon. To improve the taste, you can add honey. Drink water before breakfast or at night.
Are there any contraindications?
Normal and mineral water in case of constipation can not be used if in humans this symptom is caused by abnormal narrowing of the intestinal lumen that appeared against the background of neoplasms, knots and other problems.
Also contraindicated is the treatment of constipation with water in the development of dysentery of acute and chronic course, tuberculosis infection, syphilis of the colon and ulcerative colitis.
When should I consult my doctor before drinking water?
Despite the fact that the advantages of water are difficult to overestimate, and it helps to quickly and safely solve the problem with a chair, doctor's advice should not be neglected. The fact is that constipation can be a symptom of a serious disease that can be detected only as a result of a comprehensive examination. To exclude possible health problems, it is important to find out the cause of constipation before starting treatment with water.
What kind of water to drink during pregnancy?
During the carrying out of a baby, not only are any physical exercises for peristalsis of the intestine prohibited, but also its purification by salty and heated water. If you are addicted to edema, you should stop using a lot of fluid.
To cope with constipation during pregnancy, you need to introduce in the daily diet more foods fortified with fiber, eat yogurts and other sour-milk products, more to walk in the fresh air. Read more on how to eat so that there are no constipation →
If the chair is missing for more than 48 hours, you can use Dufalac( with lactulose), which is safe for expectant mothers and is not addictive.
Many people, faced with the problem of constipation, change one medicine for another, not realizing that you can cleanse the intestines with the help of ordinary water. Ordinary, dill or mineral water will help cope with the lack of stool softly and quickly, improving the work of the intestine.
Author: Olga Rogozhkina, doctor,
specially for Moizhivot.ru