Did you know that you can poop daily if you make a juice with certain fruits & veggies? Try these juicing recipes for constipation and experience the relief of finally clearing your bowels properly!
As someone who has suffered from constipation throughout my life, it was a miracle to start juicing for constipation relief. The juicing recipes for constipation I’ve compiled below are those that have personally helped me find relief within a day! They work! My favorite and most effective recipe is #1 Natural Laxative below:
4 Juicing Recipes for Constipation
Fresh squeezed and unsweetened juices and other drinks can help relieve constipation.
This is because they are rich in water, essential for hydration and softening stool, fiber for helping bulk stool for it can pass through the intestines and nutrients such as fruit acids and compounds that help stimulate peristalsis of old food and wastes down the intestines.
Below, we shall look at the top 4 juicing recipes for constipation that you can make at home using a high speed blender and sieve or a high quality juicer!
1. Natural Laxative
If you want to make a natural laxative at home, then hands down, this is your JUICE! It contains dragon fruit or pitaya, apple, mango & ginger! Just 4 ingredients to help you get things move along quickly.
Dragon fruit, also known as pitaya, is an exotic fruit with white or magenta colored flesh. It not only contains a wonderful source of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals but also a high water and dietary fiber content. The tiny black seeds that adorn the inside flesh of dragon fruits have a mild laxative effect, which makes it an excellent addition to this constipation relief juicing recipe.
Apple juice is a known home remedy for constipation, especially for children. It has a gentle laxative effect that can help flush out poop stuck in the intestines. Apples contain fiber and naturally occurring sorbitol, a sugar alcohol in fruits and veggies with diuretic and laxative properties (source). Unabsorbed sorbitol draws water in the large intestines which helps stimulate the movement of the intestine and helps stools become softer and easier to excrete.
Mango, also known as the ‘king of fruits’ is one of the best fruits for constipation relief. In addition to its ample fiber content, mango contains sorbitol, a sugar alcohol that has been found to have laxative properties when consumed in higher quantities. Research shows that consuming mangos improved stool frequency, consistency, and shape, in addition to developing better intestinal microbial composition and reducing inflammation (source).
Ginger has been shown to be a digestive aid since centuries ago (source). Consuming ginger helps decrease the pressure on your lower intestines, which may help promote a good bowel movement for constipated individuals.
What you need
- 1 dragon fruit
- 1 apple
- 1 mango
- 1-inch ginger
- High quality blender (where to get it) and a double mesh strainer (where to get it) OR high quality juicer (where to get it)
- Mason drinking jar & straw (where to get it)
Directions
- Prep all your ingredients by washing them thoroughly and then peeling the dragon fruit, mango and ginger.
- After peeling, cut them into smaller chunks to fit into the juicer chute or blender.
- Add the chopped ingredients into a running juicer or blend them using a high-speed blender and a little water. If using the blender method, squeeze the puree through a double mesh strainer to get only juice.
- Pour your natural laxative juice into a glass and enjoy!
2. Colon Cleanser
One of the most effective juicing recipes for constipation relief within a day is this powerful colon cleanser. It uses ingredients that wake your intestines up and promote quick excretion.
Pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain, which can help break down protein in the gut, aid digestion and reduce constipation, gas and bloating (source).
Pear juice contains 4 times more sorbitol than apple, which makes it an excellent natural laxative (source).
Research has shown that consuming two kiwi fruits per day improved chronic constipation & bloating (source).
Apple juice contains and provides a gentle laxative effect because it has a relatively high ratio of fructose to glucose and sorbitol, which is an ingredient that helps soften stool & makes it easier to pass them (source 1, source 2)
What you need
- ¼ pineapple
- 1 pear
- 2 kiwis
- 1 apple
- High quality blender (where to get it) and a double mesh strainer (where to get it) OR high quality juicer (where to get it)
- Mason drinking jar & straw (where to get it)
Directions
- Wash the pineapple and cut ¼ chunk of it off.
- Peel it carefully and chop it into bite-sized pieces.
- Wash the pears, kiwi and apple. Peel the kiwi and cut it into bite sizes.
- Cut the apple and pear into smaller chunks.
- Add the prepped ingredients into a running juicer, or blend using a little water & sieve the puree using a strainer.
- Serve in a glass immediately.
3. Constipation Relief
Another way to get rid of constipation using juices is throwing apples, dragon fruit and aloe vera gel from the leaf fillet into the juicer. The result is a smooth juice that helps get things going in your intestines! Prepare to go to the toilet within the day. Let’s look at the ingredients in this juice & their benefits:
Apples, and apple juice, both contain dietary fiber as well as sorbitol, a sugar alcohol that goes straight into the large intestine and draws in water. The extra water in your gut helps your stools to become softer and easier to pass through with regular bowel movements.
The tiny black seeds in dragon fruit have a laxative effect. You can use yellow or pink dragon fruit.
Aloe vera gel found inside the plant’s succulent leaves are rich in compounds such as anthraquinones (natural laxatives) and plant mucilage, which when taken internally, helps give a soothing effect and stimulates the movement of old food down the intestines to be secreted out (source). It is also beneficial for relieving IBS symptoms (source).
What you need
- 1 apple
- 1 dragon fruit
- 1 aloe vera leaf
- High quality blender (where to get it) and a double mesh strainer (where to get it) OR high quality juicer (where to get it)
- Mason drinking jar & straw (where to get it)
Directions
- Prep all ingredients for juicing: Wash them thoroughly, peel the mango, extract the fleshy gel inside an aloe vera leaf and scoop out one tbsp of flaxseeds.
- Chop the apple, mango and aloe gel into smaller pieces.
- Add all ingredients into a running juicer or high-speed blender (if using a blender, blend the ingredients with a little water then sieve the puree through a double mesh strainer to collect the juice without pulp).
- Pour the juice into glasses and serve immediately.
4. Parasite Cleanse
This is a tasty juice that, as the title says, may help fight intestinal parasites. It only contains grapes, papaya with seeds and ginger. All these are ingredients you need to combine together to provide that instant laxative effect on your intestines. Check their benefits:
Grapes are a well-known laxative to make you poop well (source). The organic fruit acids, sugar and cellulose in the fruit gives it laxative properties. It’s also believed to help improve chronic constipation by toning up intestinal muscles and the stomach.
Papaya is another one of the best fruits for constipation relief, backed by research (source). It contains large amounts of fiber and water, which speed up intestinal flow and make the formation of stools easier, enabling quick and regular bowel movements. Even when passed through a juicer, some of the fiber is retained, giving you a thick juice that fights constipation! Make sure to juice papaya with its seeds included to help prevent and stave off parasites. Carpaine, a compound present in papaya fruit & seeds, has an effective anthelmintic activity (capability to fight intestinal parasites) which is important for overall digestive health & helps promote regular bowel movements (source).
Ginger can cut down on fermentation, constipation and other causes of bloating and intestinal gas (source).
What you need
- 20 green grapes
- ½ papaya
- 1-inch ginger
- High quality blender (where to get it) and a double mesh strainer (where to get it) OR high quality juicer (where to get it)
- Mason drinking jar & straw (where to get it)
Directions
- Wash all produce thoroughly.
- Peel the papaya and ginger.
- Chop the ingredients as necessary to fit into your juicer chute.
- Run the juicer and place your ingredients in. Alternatively, you can blend the chopped ingredients plus a little water in a blender then strain the puree using a double mesh strainer to collect juice.
- Pour the collected juice into a glass and enjoy!
You should definitely try any of the above juicing recipes for constipation and get the relief you need ASAP!
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