Five Top Suggestions and Treatment for Constipation

Five Top Suggestions to Get Relief from Constipation

If you are dealing with constipation and having a difficult time of it, please see the following Relief for Constipation, Foods that Relieve Constipation. Try the the following steps:

1.    Yoga exercises

2.    Drink plenty of water

3.    Eat Magnesium rich fresh fruits

4.    Eat food containing fibre such as vegetable diet

5.    Use Magnesium supplements. Supplements come in a variety of forms, with the most popular being citrate, chelate and sulfate. There does not appear to be any significant health or absorption differences between these types.

How Much Is Safe to Take?

Check the National Institutes of Health website for guidelines on the recommended daily intake of magnesium, which includes amounts for pregnant women who are breastfeeding. NIH Recommendation - magnesium and constipation

Is There Specific Treatment for Constipation or Deficiency?

Consult physician. Magnesium deficiency can often be effectively treated with an oral magnesium preparation. It can also be treated by using a nebulizer filled with magnesium sulphate or magnesium chloride dissolved in water. Nebulising has the advantage of taking effect within minutes, relieving muscle pain, tension or breathing difficulties. Nebulizers can be bought without prescription, as can magnesium sulphate and magnesium chloride. For those that require frequent doses, a portable, battery driven nebulizer is useful although more expensive and prone to break down than older style plug in nebulizers.

Endogenous digestive microflora may play a role in the bioavailability of magnesium as they may affect the breakdown of antagonists such as phytate and oxalate in the diet. Other minerals in the diet, such as calcium and zinc, may interact with phytate and oxalate, reducing magnesium loss.

Severe hypomagnesemia is often treated medically with intravenous or intramuscular magnesium sulfate solution, which is completely bioavailable, and effective.