How to go, when you really need to go
Feeling constipated? Let's get things moving again.
We all get backed up sometimes, okay? Speaking from experience, it’s not pretty. It’s not a glamorous era.
Your body actually has a rhythm to this stuff: hydration, digestion, elimination. But modern habits (hello, dehydration and coffee-as-a-crutch) can throw that off real quick.
So if things aren’t moving, here’s what I do:
1. Start with warm water
It’s simple, but most people never even try it. All you’re going to do is start your morning with a glass of warm water.
It sounds basic, but warm water can help stimulate your digestive tract and wake things up gently.
Think of it as warming up your system before asking it to perform on the porcelain stage.
2. Olive oil (yes, really)
I’m going to hold your hand when I say this: Stop using coffee as a way to poop.
I know. I’m sad about it, too, because I love a little peppermint mocha action.
But after your glass of warm water, hold off on the caffeine infusion. Instead, take a tablespoon of olive oil. Just one tablespoon. It’s going to help you reduce some internal friction and get things moving more smoothly.
Healthy fats like olive oil can help lubricate the digestive system and stimulate bile flow, which can encourage movement.
It’s not sexy, but then again neither is being constipated.
3. Black seed oil (proceed carefully)
You can also take black seed oil, but listen up. Black seed oil is way more potent than olive oil.
Olive oil you can do every day. This? Maybe once a week.
It’s stronger and can have a more pronounced effect on digestion, so this is less “daily ritual” and more “break glass in case of emergency.”
4. Magnesium citrate (the heavy hitter)
If you really need to go, get yourself some magnesium citrate. I have this on hand all the time in case of constipation.
Magnesium citrate works by pulling water into your intestines, which softens stools and basically tells your body, “We’re doing this now.”
Magnesium citrate works so well that you want to make sure you’re close to a bathroom, okay? Just … make sure.
Do this or don’t, boo boo. I’m not gonna force you to do anything you don’t wanna do.
But if you haven’t gone in three to four days, you might wanna get checked out just to see what’s going on, ’cause that’s not good.
— S