Home Remedies For Constipation

Anyone who remembers syrup of figs from their childhood will not be at all surprised to learn that both figs and prunes are well­known laxatives.

Drinking cooked cabbage or carrot juice can also help to ease constipation, or you could mash up raw apricots with a little honey in a bowl of yogurt.

Rhubarb stewed with honey will also have the desired effect. Strawberries have a mild laxative effect and are particularly useful when constipation is due to excessive meat or fat in the diet.

Guava when eaten with seeds provides roughage to diet can give relief from constipation

Half a medium-sized papaya should be eaten at breakfast for it to act as a laxative. Both fresh and dry figs have a laxative effect. Four or five dry figs should be soaked overnight in a little water and eaten in the morning.

Ginger tea is a great home remedy for constipation. It helps start bowel movement. 

Bale fruit is the best laxative of all fruits. It cleans and tones up the intestines & gives constipation relief.