10/08/2026
Raw salads causing your constipation? Here’s why 🥗
Dry, rough raw veggies aggravate Vata in the colon — leading to dryness, bloating, gas, and incomplete evacuation. In Ayurveda, we swap dry fiber for hydrating fiber.
5 foods to fix it:
1️⃣ Soaked figs & raisins — overnight soak, eat empty stomach with warm water. Boosts gut motility.
2️⃣ Triphala — soaked water or bedtime powder. A gentle bowel tonic (consult your Ayurvedic doctor first).
3️⃣ Flaxseeds — soaked or boiled. Forms a gut-lining gel + helps clear excess estrogen.
4️⃣ Warm milk + ghee (or cashew butter if vegan) before bed — butyrates nourish the colon wall and lubricate digestion.
5️⃣ Cooked fruits — stewed apples, poached pears, berries with cinnamon, clove, cardamom, black pepper. Gentler on the colon than raw fruit.
When the gut heals, everything heals.
