Are You Full of It?

Excrement.

Are you full of it?

You heard me – pooh, faecal matter, crap!

…your digestion is a serious issue!

· Do you have infrequent or hard to pass stools?
· Do you suffer with flatulence?
· Do you have difficulty going for a dump?

Well, let me tell you, if you do you are not alone.

Constipation is the most common digestive complaint in Britain today.

Figures suggest that up to 85% of the British population is constipated at any one time – it’s perhaps for this reason the rest of the world thinks we’re full of shit.

The problem is that most people really don’t understand what constipation is and even more worrying they think its normal to not go for a pooh a couple of times per day.

Well, let me help you become better informed…

I’m gonna tell you about constipation, I’m gonna tell you why it’s so serious and how to avoid it, and I’m gonna tell you about the perfect pooh and how you can achieve it.

In simple terms, constipation can be defined as infrequent or hard to pass bowel movements.

The severity of constipation can vary greatly. Many only experience constipation for a short period of time with no lasting affects to their health. For others, constipation can be a chronic condition that causes pain and discomfort.

The point is not going for a pooh for a couple of days can huge implications.

Many consider our digestive system to be like a second brain.

The ability to absorb nutrients from our food is key to survival – having compacted waste material in the bowel is considered to affect absorption of nutrients leading to nutrient deficiency and lowered immunity from illness and disease.

Furthermore, waste matter that gets stuck I the colon is thought to be highly toxic.

Let me give you an analogy. Imagine the bin men never came to collect your rubbish. Imagine it began pilling up on your drive. After a while the rubbish would start to stink. Given time it would start to attract rats, foxes and various other bugs, right?

Well, if you are suffering from constipation the same could happen to you. You have to feed yourself to stay alive, right? So despite not going for a dump, you put more and more food in. In that wet and warm environment bugs and parasites thrive. It’s what they call autointoxication.

Like I said in my introduction, those that are full of it are not alone.

Over 3 million Britain’s are reported to suffer from constipation every month.

Last year GP’s prescribed over £750million worth of drugs for the gastrointestinal system.

£750million!!!

That’s a lot of money just to go for a pooh!?!

Perhaps if David Cameron wants to save tax payers money he could start by curing constipation?!

Achieving the perfect pooh is simple.

The perfect pooh should be light brown in colour, smell earthy and natural, should be easy and enjoyable to pass and should float and not be difficult to flush.

Good digestions starts in the mouth. To achieve optimum energy and elimination food should be chewed until liquefied. Proper chewing prepares food for digestion.

Swallowing food prematurely leaves food particles too large for the stomach acids to breakdown.

After all we know our stomach doesn’t have teeth, right?

Mixed with saliva, your food makes it’s way down your oesophagus into the stomach.

In the stomach, the food is churned and mixed with stomach acid and other enzmes for absorption by the small intestines.

In the small intestine nutrients are absorbed into energy to rebuild and repair cells and unwanted or indigestible food particles are sent to the colon (or the large intestines).

In the large intestines salt, potassium and water are removed from waste and moved out the rectum.

This all sounds very simple but a smooth journey from entrance to exit is dependent on a couple of important factors.

Firstly, an efficient diet – a diet high in fibre causes the muscles of the digestive system to work to process waste.

Secondly, appropriate hydration – a dehydrated body will draw water from the stomach leading to inefficient breakdown of food.

Thirdly, movement – your body requires movement to aid peristalsis (the wave like contraction of you intestines).

Your body should produce 30cm of the brown stuff per day and you should expect to sit on the thrown about 30 minutes after every major meal.

It goes without saying there are individual variations between peoples digestion. But, if you are suffering with constipation take note:

Constipation is a serious issue! (…so are other digestive issues)

Excrement. Are you full of it?