Do you have chronic constipation issues? If you take the right approach you will succeed. If not, you will fail. It's that simple. Like it or hate it, this is the truth.
(1) Prioritize the Basics: Regular exercise, a healthy diet rich in digestive-friendly fiber (if you don’t have gastroparesis), proper hydration, and stress management are key to maintaining regularity.
(2) Ease Off Laxatives: If you're dependent on laxatives or enemas, you can start reducing them between weeks 2 to 8, or once you notice looser stools. Don’t stop them abruptly.
(3) Activate Motility Naturally: It takes 30 to 60 days for mild constipation and 60 to 90+ days for moderate to severe cases to see improvement. Quick fixes will only worsen your condition in the long run, so be patient.
(4) Adjust for Comfort: Using standardized ingredients at clinical doses can cause initial discomfort, like the soreness after intense exercise. If this happens, reduce your dose by half for 2 to 4 weeks, then gradually return to the full dose.
(5) Think Of Your Entire System: Slow motility isn’t just a colon issue. Consider products that support overall motility, stomach and small intestine included.
(6) Expect Function Over Flavor: Effective, natural herbs don’t taste like candy. They’re designed to work, not to be a treat.
(7) Broad-Spectrum Cleanup: Pathogens and overgrowths all overlap. If you have one, you likely have them all.
(8) It's All Connected: The correct approach is a top-to-bottom A-to-Z approach. When in doubt, hit it all.
(9) Time: How are you going to start up a system turned off for months or years in 30 days or less? You're not. But it will turn off.
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Hi! I'm Hannah Bynum, RN, BSN CPhT. As a nurse and pharmacy pro, I am aware of the problems the band-aid approach causes to gut issues. If you’d like help from someone who specializes in motility issues, I'm happy to help. DM us #Hannah on Instagram.
