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  • Depends on the root cause. Tea will cause your blood stream to pull more water from your bolus, which could exacerbate the problem. It might be more effective to take a spoonful of oil and a glass of water. If it's an ongoing issue, talk to your doctor instead.
    • DancesWithWolves
      Thanks for sharing your comment :)
  • There’s no research to support the use of baking soda for treating constipation. Drinking more water will help, and caffeine also has a very mild laxative effect, but if you're drinking coffee on a regular basis, it has more caffeine than tea anyway so you probably wouldn't even notice. I agree with bostjan that you should talk to your doctor, especially with your medical conditions and medications, many of which can cause constipation. But its usually safe to increase your whole grains and leafy greens, both of which can help relieve constipation. Its easy to do this simply by making a smoothie with oats and greens. If you don't like leafy greens, a cup of sweet peas have 7g fiber and 8g protein. 1/4C of oats have 16.9 grams of protein and 10.6 grams of fiber.
    • DancesWithWolves
      Thanks for sharing your comment :)
  • Medicinal foods like dates, prunes, beans, kefir, apples, olive oil, etc., are a better way, and will eliminate the need for laxatives if used for a couple years. You do have to limit eating cheese and other constipative foods. Marshmallow root tea before bed, and eating a few slippery elm lozenges during the day are more gentle that the tea and baking soda. There used to be a most excellent laxative when I was young...a liquid syrup of Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana). No idea if its still sold or the brand name.
    • DancesWithWolves
      Thanks for sharing your advice and it's well appreciated

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