Wednesday, April 25, 2012

6 Type of Food that can Trigger Constipation

Constipation is often referred to abnormalities in digestive system, where person who have it will experience feces hardening or excessive feces  making them difficult to be disposed and can cause great pain.



There are many things that trigger constipation, like lack of body fluids (dehydration), stress, depression and too busy activity, hormones influence  (such as menstruation), anatomical abnormalities in digestive system, and lifestyle irregular eating pattern (poor diet).

Food has become one of the largest cause of constipation. There are some popular foods you should avoid if you want to avoid constipation :
  1. Processed foods
    Frozen food or fast food like burger and pizza will make your morning was difficult, especially when you have to stool. There are a lot of essential nutrients is lost in some preserved foods and fast food. Processed foods have little fiber, and if the food is consumed continuously in long term it will cause problem in digestive system.
  2. Biscuits
    Biscuits are foods with high sugar and fat. These foods may be more delicious if served along with tea or coffee, but the fiber inside biscuits is very few. Sugar can lead to deposition of fat in your thighs. It can also cause constipation. To overcome this, you should consume food with more fiber, like  fruit or vegetables.
  3. Red meat
    If you consume goat meat or beef on regular basis without vegetables, you may be at risk for constipation. Get used to eat salad or vegetables when you eat meat. Remember, human body takes 90 hours to digest meat.
  4. Caffeine
    Drinking coffee sometime was needed to start our day with spirit. But you need to know that caffeine content in the coffee can lead to dehydration in human body, while dehydration itself is one of main causes of constipation. If you are addicted to caffeine, it is better to reduce and supplement it with a fiber-rich foods.
  5. Oily foods
    Chips and fast food is very tempting, even to those who are determined to adopt healthy diet. But foods with high in oil and salt can lead you to higher risk of several digestive health problems, especially when you enter the transition from age 20 to 30. Foods that are fried and soaked in oil as fries can slow digestive process. You can reduce the effect by drink enough mwater and eat vegetables before and after eating it.
  6. Milks
    No saturated fat and fiber content in Milk become the reason why you should be aware to consume this everyday. If you have constipation, you should avoid to eat cheese and milk for your breakfast and replace it with oatmeal or yogurt.

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