Constipation from traveling
Constipation from Traveling
Constipation while traveling - Big problem
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Having just gotten back from a
week-long vacation involving an
8-hour drive to and from, and
dealing with constipation from
traveling, it felt like the perfect
time to list common natural
constipation remedies.
I’ve had to call on just
about all of them this time!
I tend toward constipation from
traveling and know this about
myself yet the excitement of
vacation kind of overrides my
awareness of taking better care
of myself on the road so I end
up driving too long without a
break, not drinking enough
water, etc.
This time, I really have had a
challenge after returning home
so, in the process of working
through my own self-induced
health challenge, maybe there
is something here that can help
others coping with chronic or
stubborn constipation after
a long trip or vacation.
Constipation from Traveling Remedies:
Warm water with lemon
Kombucha Tea or Extract
Magnesium (Natural Calm is best)
1,000 - 2,000 mg Vitamin C
Foot Reflexology
Massage
Walking
Tracing the large intestine meridian
re: Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine
Alkaline Water
Natural Laxatives like Natural Moves
More on constipation and natural laxatives
Natural Stool Softeners (Flax Seed Oil is a good one. Walmart carried organic flax oil capsules)
Emotional Release Work
Reiki
Meditation
Gentle Stretching
Foregoing meat, sugar and refined flour products
Colloidal Minerals (B.E.S.T. brand in particular)
Green Tea
(I’d never heard of that one. My sister suggested it)
Aloe Vera Juice
(I use organic aloe vera juice which Walmart also carries, and drink 8 ounces twice a day or more)
Activated Charcoal (for trapped gas or gas pockets)
Cautions: Activated charcoal can chelate out medications so wait at least two hours after taking any prescription meds before taking it. Also, I’ve never experienced this but a friend of mine said that using activated charcoal dried out her stools so using a stool softener two hours before might be a good idea and, of course, you should drink a full glass of water with activated charcoal.
Additional Information:
In urgent situations, an organic coffee enema has also prompted a bowel movement for me.
If you tend toward constipation from traveling, try drinking more water all along the trip as well as taking a stool softener and laxative. Time the taking of these, of course, so that they will not act while you are on the road but after you have arrived at your destination. Also, getting out of the car every few hours, stretching and walking around, helps immeasurably.
For more detailed info on any of these ideas to head off constipation from traveling or relieve constipation after traveling, just post a question as reply.
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