There is no better way to start your day with a good bowel movement though many prefer to pass the talk due to its ‘yuk' factor. Emptying your system of wastes lightens your body and makes you feel a lot healthy. Constipation is usually caused by a disorder of bowel function due to inadequate water intake, inadequate fibre in the diet, a disruption of regular diet or routine, stress etc. In some cases, lack of good nerve and muscle function in the bowel may result in constipation. Yoga has lots of poses that specifically help in treating constipation.
Prolonged constipation can lead to several health complications such as swollen abdomen, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal prolapsed etc. It is important to observe changes in your regular bowel movement patterns. Any unintended changes prolonging should be attended with home remedies. Simple home remedies to treat constipation are intake of fibre-rich diet, drinking lots of water, regular exercise, yoga, meditation to ease any stress etc.
If all the home remedies fail to stop constipation, it is time to consult your doctor. Most cases of constipation are related to improper and unhealthy lifestyle or physiological factors tightening of muscle and nerves impairing proper blood flow. There are several yoga postures that help in curing constipation. One can start yoga to not only cure constipation but also to prevent it from ever occurring. Let us take a look at few yoga poses, also known as asanas, that can cure and prevent constipation.
This is the only asana that is practised after taking meals influencing the vajranadi, which is connected with genital and urinary organs. This asana affects blood circulation in the waist-downward parts helping in easing constipation.
Pavanamukta translates to air. This asana is done to release all the impure air which is trapped in your large intestine. This yoga pose improves the digestion system and helps in case of constipation.
In this yoga pose the body takes the shape of bow stretching the whole body. Major weight is put on your stomach during the yoga pose. It helps enzyme producing organs, liver, pancreas, small intestine and big intestine.
This Yoga pose results in belly getting folded. The area around your stomach like intestines, liver, spleen, certain glands etc. take a lot of pressure thereby improving their performance and resulting in good digestive system and treat constipation.
Also known as butterfly posture this yoga pose stimulates abdominal organs, ovaries, prostate gland and bladder. This pose helps in treating constipation by stimulating abdominal organs such as intestines thereby easing bowel movement.
This yoga pose there is a strong twist on the spine and abdomen. The yoga pose massages the abdominal organs and increases the digestive process making it useful for loss of appetite and treating constipation.
This yoga pose helps in strengthening of abdominal muscles. It stimulates and strengthens various abdominal glands resulting in improved metabolism, immunity and functioning of all the systems of the body and for treating constipation.
This yoga pose is about standing forward bend to touch your toes. This results in squeezing and putting pressure on your abdomen. It helps strengthen digestive organs & its performance preventing indigestion and constipation.
This is a yoga pose looking like a dead body, hence called as Corpse Pose. This is one of the easiest pose to perform yet it has multiple benefits affecting the entire body. It helps relaxation of entire nervous system, body and mind. It reduces stress and relaxes your muscle. It treats most causes of constipation.