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Struggling with constipation or diarrhea? Discover easy and effective home remedies, diet tips, and lifestyle changes to keep your digestive system healthy and balanced.
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hello and welcome back to this channel
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today we are going to talk about
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something slightly different we are
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doing a slide presentation comparing
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constipation with diarrhea so by the end
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of this video you should be able to know
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the difference between constipation and
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diarrhea and also you should be able to
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know how to manage them easily at home
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so
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constipation in very simple times is
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passing extremely hard stool which is
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usually very hard and difficult to pass
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this mostly happens when the frequency
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of your bowel movements is extremely
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reduced than usual
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so how does constipation occur
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we understand that as food passes
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through the digestive tract nutrients
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get absorbed and the waste is passed
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from the ilium to the colon and at the
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colon that is where water get absorbed
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so because of some reasons like changing
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your diet or inadequate fiber in your
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diet you find out that food passes very
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slowly through the colon
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giving the colon a lot of time to absorb
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more water hence hard stool hence pain
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etc on the other hand diarrhea is when
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you pass too frequent to watery stool so
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how does the area happen
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unlike constipation in the rear food
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moves too fast through the digestive
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system in this case the colon does not
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even get time to absorb water hence
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water is still
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perhaps we should know what actually
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causes constipation what would cause
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diarrhea so for constipation the causes
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may range from severe underlying medical
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conditions to even physical inactivity
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so physical activity increases the
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muscle activity in your intestines and
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therefore helps speed up things and
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still moves even more faster
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even a 10-15 minutes work will help
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so aside from physical activity other
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causes of constipation may include not
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taking enough water this will actually
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lead to dehydration which again wasn't
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the situation
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also medications as a result of side
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effects of medications like morphine
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which is a painkiller and even certain
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medications for blood pressure can cause
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constipation in this case you need to
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talk to your doctor about your
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medication
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so not enough fiber in your diet
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insoluble fiber which is from whole
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grains from most legumes and vegetables
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are very helpful as they add weight in
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your stool hence speeding up transit and
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preventing constipation
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so we also have digestive system
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disorders which may include certain
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cancers for example cancer of the colon
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can cause blockage resulting to
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constipation
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we should also know what causes diarrhea
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in this case we're going to generalize
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and talk about food poisoning from
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eating food that has been contaminated
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with viruses bacteria etc
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also certain medications like
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chemotherapy can cause diarrhea lest we
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forget irritable body disorders or
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irritable bowel syndromes can also cause
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diarrhea so diarrhea aside from being
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caused by food poisoning
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eating contaminated food it can also be
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caused by certain medications or certain
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digestive system problems
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so how bad does it get how bad can it
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get so constipation can result to
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hemorrhoids which are swollen veins in
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the lower rectum which can lead to
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bleeding can be very itchy and very very
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uncomfortable
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on the other hand the area leads to
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extreme dehydration
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and also loss of important minerals like
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sodium and potassium which in turn may
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lead to electrolyte imbalance and
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sometimes even organ failure
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finally let us talk about nutrition
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management this is the most important
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part because you need to learn how to
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manage these problems
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even at home by yourself so like i've
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already mentioned when you have
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constipation you have to increase the
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intake of fiber because it helps speed
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up bowel movement by adding weight to
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your stool
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for example a fruit like purple as shown
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in the picture
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is very high in fiber has more water
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content and also has enzymes that aid in
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digestion
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in addition purple also has potassium
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which boosts muscle movements hence
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relieving constipation for diarrhea you
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may want to watch out on fiber because
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insoluble fiber will actually increase
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diarrhea
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prefer soluble fiber that can be found
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even in fruits like bananas and in
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addition to that bananas also have
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potassium that help replace those that
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are lost through diarrhea
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this is just to mention but i feel
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you also don't need to ignore the other
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sources of fiber like whole grains
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legumes seeds and nuts vegetables are
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like already mentioned they're also good
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when managing constipation
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without forgetting also need to talk
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about hydration for both constipation
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and diarrhea hydration is very important
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aside from relieving you from the hard
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stool from constipation it also helps
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replace the fluids that are lost during
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diarrhea so water is very important for
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both conditions
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so
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also when you are talking about
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food poisoning through proper hand
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hygiene hand washing food safety we
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should be able to prevent food poisoning
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hence preventing diarrhea
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so without forgetting let your doctor
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check your medications if your
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medications are giving you problem
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constipation or diarrhea let your doctor
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discuss that with your doctor when
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you're pregnant and constipated that is
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also a condition you need to see your
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doctor also
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include physical activity in your
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day-to-day
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activities so that you can also be able
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to keep faith and aside from that also
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manage constipation
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so before we end the video you have to
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know which foods should you avoid so
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fatty foods when you have diarrhea it's
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a no you should learn to avoid fatty
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foods when you're having diarrhea also
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sugary foods were saying diarrhea spiced
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foods wasn't diarrhea so those are the
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foods you need to watch out for
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so thank you so much for joining me
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today always remember to embrace a
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