Physicians Nutrition
Nature's Regularity
According to the American Society of Colon and REctal Surgeons, about 8 out of 10 people suffer from constipation at some time during their lives. The National Institue of Health poblished a survey in 1991 stating that "4.5 Million people in the U.S. are constipated most or all of the time." Constipation appears to affect women 3 times more than men and people of color are 1.3 times more affected than whites. An age-related increase int he incidence of constipation exists, with 30-40% or adults older than 65 years citing constipation as a problem.
Constipation can be defined as infrequent or hard pellet stools, or difficulty in evacuating stool.The stomach churns and mixes food so it can be digested. The near-liquid food then enters the small intestine which extracts calories, minerals and vitamins then it enters the colon, or large bowel (which is 5 to 6 feet long). ites function is to withdraw water from the liquid stool, so that by the time it reaches the rectum there is a soft fromed stool. If an excessive amount of water is extracted, the stool can become hard and difficult to expel.
Constipation is often caused by a lazy colon that does not contact proerly and fails to move the stool to the rectum. The colon also can become spastic and remain contracted for a prolonged time. In this case the stool cannot move along, too much water is absorbed, and hard pellet-like stools develop. The herbs in this all narual herbal formula helps to maintain fluid balance int eh large intestine which keeps the stool softened. It also awakens the large colon so that it may contact properly in order tothe fecal matter to be excreted from the body. Laxitives almost will always create sever stomach cramps with an almost unpredictable uncontrollable stool. This herbal softener produces a safe daily predictabe normal stool withour the dangers of lost control and without stomach cramping.
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