Managing Well Through The Constipation of Life.

Quote of the Month:

Happiness: A good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Good day friends. Happy Belated Father’s Day to all the wonderful Fathers In the World! Thank you Fathers for the difference you make. Thank you Fathers for the sacrifices you take, and the protective shield you provide for your families. Wow, it is the almost the end of June and we are half way through the year 2025. Remember to move forward and finish this year stronger.

When was the last time you found yourself stuck in traffic as a driver or a passenger in a car? In the past, what thoughts or feelings ran through your mind while waiting for the traffic jam to ease? For the most part, there is nothing funny or exciting about been stuck in traffic. Likewise, experiencing severe constipation continuously can become a pain.

Constipation is the inability to have frequent bowel movements, which results in the incomplete evacuation of fecal matter. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, there are “at least 2.5 million doctor visits for constipation in the USA each year, and hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on laxatives yearly.” Continuous constipation can cause headache, nausea, vomiting, irritability, abdominal pain, bowel obstruction if not managed well in time.

Similarly, the complex and intricate demands of life can causes pauses, blockages to one’s dreams. The complex life we live can produce health setbacks, downturn of one’s business, or increased inflationary pressures causing a recession in an economy.

Whether there is a physiological decreased mobility in a person’s gastrointestinal tract or whether there is an actual and deliberate slow squeeze on one’s economic progress for financial freedom, there must be a breakthrough toward total freedom.

Effective management of Constipation includes healthy dietary intact, increasing one’s intact of water, ingestion of foods rich in high fiber, and increase physical exercise activities. Consequentially, constipation can occur when there is slow movement of fecal matter in the Digestive Tract. The slow movement of fecal matter within the Gastro-Intestinal Tract withdrawals water from stools making them hard and dry.

It is recommended to drink at least 6 cups of water daily to prevent dehydration and improve frequent Bowel movement.

Increase Physical Exercise activity such as walking or running results in downward propagation of excretion of digestive waste. Food rich in fiber includes whole grain products- oats, quinoa, whole wheat bread, carrots, nuts, can promote bulking movements of digestive waste.

Pharmacological agents like Laxatives, stool softeners, and enemas provide assistance with severe constipation.

Listen to your body, and discuss with your Physician ways to improve your digestive health today.

Until the next time, live life, and strive to achieve your best possible life ever.

Cheers!

from Dr Amo-Mensah.