All the answers have already answered almost everything

however to have good bowel movements:

- be well hydrated throughout the day
- drink around two gasses of water after waking up
- dont eat too much of processed food like pizza burgers noodles those which contain
maida

- try keeping your dinner light and lunch and breakfast heavy
- try to cut down spices in food
- if you are a nonveg keep it simple. spicy gravy can alter bowel habits and may cause
irritation and burning

- try fasting. at least one day every week
- eat lots of fibers like onion cucumber fruits like watermelon etc
- some people try aloe vera juice 1 tsp in the night and it may be beneficial.
- Indian toilets are naturally better due to squatting position
- if u are using a western one keep a footstool so that your knees are at a higher level
- than your pelvis while sitting
- keep your bowel routine very strict so that u wake up by your natural alarm stop smoking or reduce it by 50%
- don't go on alcohol binges

however these steps may take a bit of time and habit forming but they work wondersÿ

these are some of the natural or physiological remedies

some medicines to help facilitate bowel movements

- laxatives like bisacodyl
- sometimes constipation may be due to worm infestations in which case take a single
dose of albendazole+ivermectin in the night
- if u are chronically(for 2 to 3 years)constipated and extreme of age like >50 then a
more dreaded pathology may be there i advice to go for gastrointestinal workup like
endoscopies proctoscopy etc.
- if u are suffering from irritable bowel syndrome then rifaximin 200mg 2 times for 3
days may help

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