OMDs suggest that people suffering from this problem avoid eating foods with cold characteristics. Oriental medicine provides a few other fixes for relief of constipation. Among them is a juice made from spinach and apples. It may not sound tasty, but try drinking a cup of spinach-apple juice three times a day and see what a difference it makes. Various recipes for kelp soup are easily found on the Internet.
Abdominal massage can also be highly effective in relieving constipation.
To do this, strongly press two fingers into the area about three inches below the naval and massage for about five seconds. Do this about 50 times and see your bowel movements slowly become regular. Copyright 2000 Digital Korea Herald. All rights reserved.