I have pain below my left rib cage whenever I think I have some constipation like problem after taking alcohol which I ocassinally take slowly in very little amount. Now recently the problem has risen, sometimes pinching like feel at left side of abdomen and mild pain below left rib remains almost continuously. This almost has come back to me after 5 years when I had got sonography with no negative result. This time the recurrence is bit more continuous and seems more uncomfortable.

Dr. Rajesh ChodaAyurveda35yrs exp

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Constipation is not something to be embarrassed about, if you know about it and understand it, there is nothing to laugh on. Before running to a drug store, try some natural home remedies. Olive oil is a very good remedy for constipation. In the morning consume one tablespoon of olive oil with some lemon juice to lighten the flavor. It works best empty stomach so try consuming it before eating anything. Another effective remedy of lemon juice with warm water can help you flush out toxins off your body. In fact one should drink it every day to keep everything normal inside. To maintain peristaltic movements of intestines, which helps to expel waste material out of body, one should remain active, walk, do light exercises, yoga postures, lot of liquids, lot of fibers which are not absorbed in the body system upon ingestion but are expelled. Constipation will not stay. Banyan tree leaves' decoction, terminalia arjuna bark decoction, myrobalans etc have their on effect on intestines and expel excreta. These may be used generally or planned according to different problems for best results. Some herbals have the capacity to curette (lekhan karya) the intestinal walls to expel sticky waste, which is not possible in modern drugs so far without surgical/mechanical invasion. Herbs do it without invasion. Effects may be slow but sure. Similarly some classic ayurveda medicines are prescribed as per patients' history, present condition etc. For more rapid relief. No side effects. Totally safe. 

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