Q: Try to get about 25 to 30 grams of fiber per day. Fiber is essential for healthy and regular bowel movements. Increasing the fiber in your diet can help prevent constipation and help relieve it when you have it. Foods that contain fiber include: Fruits and berries. If the fruit has edible skin, like apples, plums, and grapes, make sure you eat those because that is where most of the fiber is. Vegetables. Dark, leafy green vegetables like collard, mustard, and beet greens as well as Swiss chard are very high in fiber. Other vegetables like broccoli, spinach, carrots, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, artichokes, and green beans are high in fiber, too. Beans and legumes. This group includes lentils, kidney, navy, garbanzo, pinto, lima and white beans. Black eyed peas are a high fiber food you can also add. Beans and legumes can cause intestinal gas in some people. If this happens to you, you may want to avoid this source of fiber while you are constipated. Beans and legumes may be best used to prevent any constipation. Whole grains. Whole grains are unprocessed grains, which excludes white grains. Cereals like granola tend to have the highest fiber, but if you are buying boxed cereals, read the label to make sure your choice is high in fiber. Seeds and nuts, such as pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds and almonds, walnuts, and pecans. If you can't get enough fiber in your diet, consider taking a fiber supplement, like metamucil psyllium seed, or a bulk-forming laxative, like Citrucel, FiberCon, and Benefiber. Try eating prunes and drinking prune juice. Prunes promote regular bowel movements. Prunes are especially high in fiber and contain sorbitol, a stool-loosening sugar that naturally helps relieve constipation. Sorbitol is a mild colonic stimulant that helps reduce the transit time of stool and decreases the risk of constipation. If you don't like the wrinkly texture or unique taste of prunes, prune juice may be a better alternative. The juice should start working within a few hours, so it's important to let one glass pass through your intestines before attempting to drink another, or you may risk diarrhea. Prunes have 14.7 grams of sorbitol per 100 grams, whereas prune juice has 6.1 grams per 100 gram. You will have to drink roughly twice as much prune juice to achieve the same results. Probiotics are live bacterial cultures that create a healthy environment in your digestive system. While there isn't strong scientific evidence that probiotics help with constipation, there's no risk in trying. Try adding a cup of yogurt to your daily diet. Check the label to make sure the yogurt you buy has active cultures of live bacteria. Include fermented and cultured foods such as kombucha, kimchi, and sauerkraut. These foods also contain beneficial bacteria that may aid in digestion and relieve constipation. Drink plenty of water. Hard, dry stools are a common cause of constipation. The more water you add, the easier it will be to pass the stool. Experts don't have a solid rule about how much water a day a person needs to drink. The most common recommendation is to drink about eight eight-ounce glasses of water every day. When you are constipated, increase to ten eight-ounce glasses of water every day. Use that as a starting point and find what works best for you.
A: Increase the fiber in your diet. Eat prunes. Eat probiotics, which might help with constipation.

Q: Sweet peas will do best if they get an early start. As soon as the soil can be worked in the late winter or early spring, get ready to plant the seeds. In climates with mild winters where the ground doesn't freeze, you can actually plant the seeds in October or November to have early spring flowers. Sweet peas like full sun, but they also need to have their roots kept cool. An ideal place for sweet peas is an area that gets full sun, but that has low-growing plants nearby to keep the roots shaded. Dig a long row in the garden where you want to plant the sweet peas. The trench should be about 4 inches (10 cm) deep. Use the sharpened end of a pencil to poke holes in the soil inside the trench, and then drop a single seed into each hole. Cover the holes with a bit of soil and press down to encase the seeds with soil.
A: Plant the seeds in late winter or early spring. Select a sunny site with cool soil. Plant the seeds.

Q: Carefully remove the dressing and examine the burn. It should appear less swollen and red thanks to the protective dressing, along with your body's natural healing process. If the burn has a foul smell, blisters have formed, or it appears very swollen and red, go see your doctor. Remove the cling wrap or cotton sheet and rinse off the burn with running water. Then, put on new cling wrap or a cotton sheet. Apply a small amount of antibacterial ointment or cream with clean fingers to the burn every time you change the dressing. If small blisters have formed, you can apply fluffy, non-adhesive dressing to them or go see your doctor for treatment. If the dressing becomes dirty, wet, or soaked through before the 48 hours are up, change it. The dressing should be clean and comfortable at all times. Manage any pain from the burn by taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Follow the dosage instructions and only take the recommended amount. Most minor burns will start to scab over within 1-2 weeks. Try to expose the burn to air by leaving it uncovered as it scabs over. If the burn does not heal within 1-2 weeks, or blisters form, go see your doctor. Be sure to keep the burn moist while it heals. A moist atmosphere over the wound creates a suitable environment for healing.
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Check the burn after 24 hours. Change the dressing every 48 hours. Take over-the-counter painkillers. Allow 10-14 days for the minor burn to heal.