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Fiber, best known for helping to relieve constipation has a host of useful functions.  Fiber helps with common digestive aliments such as diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids and can help decrease gas.  Did you know: Fiber keeps us feeling full, reduces the risk of blood glucose spikes, and makes it easier to lose weight.  These [...]

There are many potential causes of constipation, but one of the most common is lack of fiber in the diet. Fiber is the indigestible part of food, and it helps retain water and bulk as stool passes through the digestive tract. The ADA recommends that adults consume 25 to 35 grams of fiber per day.  Sources [...]

While you can take Epsom salts internally or externally for constipation, sprains, strains, muscle aches and many other uses, you should first consult your physician. For more permanent relief of constipation you will wnat to increase your fiber in your diet through foods and a fiber supplement, such as Puristat’s Preserve.  Initiating a regular colon [...]

The characteristics of constipation include: hard formed stools, bowel movements fewer than two times a week, prolonged straining, difficulty getting fecal matter out when having a bowel movement, feeling of rectal fullness, and feeling that there is pressure in the rectum. The causes can be physical such as a stroke, spinal cord lesion, obesity, diabetic, [...]

A fissure is a cut or tear. An anal fissure is a cut or tear typically located just inside the anal canal. These fissures can be caused by things such as constipation, inflammation, diarrhea, or tight anal sphincter muscles. Symptoms associated with a fissure include: Rectal bleeding Rectal itching Pain when going to the bathroom [...]

Dietary factors can influence the frequency and severity of diverticular disease recurrences. A diet high in fiber can help as well as high vegetable and low meat intakes. There are some studies indicating that obesity may be associated with increased severity of diverticular disease. Physical activity, specifically jogging or running, has been reported to protect [...]

Psyllium is a tiny reddish brown gel coated seed often produced as a bulk -fiber based laxative for food or fiber supplements. Psyllium is well-known for helping to relieve symptoms related to constipation. This does one of two things; it creates a softer and bulkier bowel movement and it stimulates the contractions of the lower [...]

Constipation is diagnosed whenever bowel movements are difficult, hard, or painful.  Most individuals with constant constipation develop a variety of symptoms, ranging from abdominal pain, rectal discomfort, abdominal fullness and bloating, nausea, and loss of appetite to a general feeling of malaise. These individuals feel as if they never completely evacuate their bowels. Most people [...]

Fiber the intestinal broom.  Fiber slows the rate that sugar is adsorbed into the bloodstream. When you eat foods high in fiber — such as beans and whole grains — the sugar in those foods is absorbed slower, which keeps your blood glucose levels from rising too fast. This is good for you because spikes [...]

The tests the doctor performs depend on the duration and severity of the constipation, the person’s age, and whether blood in stools, recent changes in bowel habits, or weight loss have occurred. Most people with constipation do not need extensive testing and can be treated with changes in diet, routine cleansings and exercise. For example, [...]