What can be done to improve bowel function?
• Exercise regularly • Drink plenty of fluids • Make time for your bowel movements and avoid staining or pushing • Seek pelvic floor rehabilitation, which will help train your pelvic floor to relax so bowel movements come with easr. • Increase your fruit, vegetable and fiber intake. Remember to drink water with fiber! • When you feel the need to have a bowel movement act at once. What else can chronic constipation cause? Constipation with straining can harm the pelvic floor. The pressure can significantly weaken or damage the pelvic floor muscles and be the cause of urinary incontinence. To avoid becoming incontinent as a result of poor bowel movement routine, it’s important to maintain good habits for better bowel function. Soluble Sources of Fiber Barley Brown rice Currants Dried beans Figs French bread Fresh peas Methylcellulose (Citrucel) Oat Bran Oatmeal Pasta Prunes Psyllium husks (Metamucil) Raisins Rice Sourdough bread Soy Are there more natural treatments instead of laxatives?
