Constipation symptoms, causes, and treatments including laxatives and ayurveda medicines

Faulty eating habits over the years may have weakned himself away from natural foods. Fruits, vegetables, cereals & puber are processes to produce a number of ready to eat food products deuoid of their fiber contents.
Fiber is that part & the plant food which lars almost no nutritive value &is not digested, has absorbed but remains in the intestines to give bulk to the food & help the bowels work smoothly.
One more common cause is the vitiation of the Doshas specially the vat Dosha. It is the function of the Apan vayu to bring the seaces & food down wards towards the rectorn & ultimately eliminate it.
If vata is vitiated, it will not carry out its function imperly carry constipation or ‘Vibandha’ as it is called n Ayurveda. Bedsides, vata causes the stool to become hard & dry thus further making it difficult. To pass the stool.
Intake of strong tea or coffee may also lead to constipation or aggravate the existing condition. This is partly because of their diuretic property, which increase the amount of fluid in the urine & less it in the intestines.

Eating more of fiber definitely helps. Vegetables, cereals, beans, fruits etc.
While consuming fruits are to be eaten & not drunk. Eating fruits are is for better them taking fruit twice it is also advisable to take lots of water, Luke warm water is better than cold water.
Consuming 2 glasses of buttermilk per day will also be very beneficial.
While increasing fluid intake it is necessary to cut down on tea and coffee.
During the urge of passing the stool, suppressing the feeling for any reasons like work urgency, embarrassment or even laziness often causes the stool to become hard & more bulks making it more difficulty to pass it.
Regular excursive is a good way to keep the bowels active. Many asana help in reliving oneself from constipation. Vajrasana often meats & other asanas like pavanmuktasana (at least after 4 hours of the meals) are very helpful.
Eating regular intervals and refraining from eating before the previous meal is digested also helps to get rid of this condition.

Ayurveda has described 600 different combinations as laxatives for use in different condition depending upon the prakriti of the patient, the doshas involvement (vitiation) the severity etc.
In more serious conditions & where constipation is associated with anal stricture some surgical, Para surgical procedures are sometimes advised.
In several cases with predominance of vata dosha matra basti (administrating herbal decoction, medicated oils and ghees in small quantity through anus) is also advised.
We also have different combinations, which are given depending upon the prakriti of the patient & the dominance of doshas causing constipation.

The consumption of fast foods, white breads leading to lesser Intake of fibers leads to constipation in children. Holding stools also a common practice in children. Passing 3 to 5 stools per day or passing stool once in 3 days may be considered normal if they have no difficulty in day. So if the stool is soft smooth and well formed. However straining [painful passing of the stool passing dry and too large stool with difficulty needs interventions.
Chronic constipation in children leads to loss of appetite and in severe cases the child becomes ire tent and les active.
Chronic constipation in children may cause the rectum to enlarge hence large amount of stool gets impacted n the rectum. The impulse of eedy to use the toilet is reduced and the rectum ‘s strength to eliminate the stool is also advised. Sometimes more recently soft and watery stool leads out from the sides of the hard impacted feaces. This condition needs longer care with either mild laxatives or medicated oil anemas of suppositories.
It is very difficult to enlarge the food habits grow up, let alone children. Encouraging more intake of fibers fluids and create awareness in the basic remedy.