991 - 4 Causes of Constipation & Most Effective Solutions (2025 Updates)
Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional HealthcareShow Notes
Exciting new quick relief & long-term solutions for constipation! Learn the latest research on constipation healing in 2025. Listen now!
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Timestamps 00:00 Important considerations 03:23 What is constipation 04:05 Quick relief remedies 06:43 Root causes 17:15 Healing SIBO 35:19 Gut-brain & vagus nerve treatments 44:04 Structural solutions 52:10 Stool testing 55:19 Meds that cause constipation 55:32 Red flags
Featured Studies 📉Stool Consistency: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/1/29 📉Senna: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31643257/ 📉Coffee, tea, IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36882107/ 📉Coffee & health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29167102/ 📉Coffee, Caffeine, & Health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28826374/ 📉Coffee & Brain-Gut: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383958/ 📉Vitamin B6 & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39582668/ 📉Bile acid in IBS-C: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18788050/ 📉Diets & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37905980/ 📉Exercise & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30843436/ 📉Constipation: Nutritional Approach?: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684388/ 📉Fiber & Constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35816465/ 📉Methanogen Overgrowth:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39147218/ 📉Methane, fatty acids, Low-FODMAP, IBS:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33504454/ 📉Diet & IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28849091/ 📉Elemental Diet: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1542356525002411 📉Probiotics & Constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38344541/ 📉Probiotics, constipation in elderly: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35927504/ 📉Constipation & probiotics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38238054/ 📉Bacillus coagulans & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34119240/ 📉Bacillus coagulans Unique IS2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30911991/ 📉Sacc. cerevisiae I-3856 in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35979259/ 📉Improves SIBO & Facial Redness: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39339748/ 📉SIBO & methanogens: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25071757/ 📉Rifaximin & neomycin: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19996983/ 📉Herbals & rifaximin: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24891990/ 📉ANS Activity & HRV: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32038145/ 📉Vagus Nerve in IBS-C: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689011/ 📉Vagal nerve, ab pain & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34138761/ 📉Ab massage & constipation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37496907/ 📉Dyssynergic Defecation & Constipation: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8126009/ 📉Manometry for dyssynergic defecation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33772969/
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