Show 1115: How You Can Conquer Constipation

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Americans love laxatives. Millions of people rely on such products to stay regular. But you can conquer constipation without depending on these medications. Medications That Cause Constipation: A surprising number of common medicines can cause constipation as a side effect. Opiates are notorious for this, of course, but people may not think about the antihistamine […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Grady. I'm Terry Grady.
0:03.3	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the
0:08.8	health headlines. This podcast is brought to you by Reddex Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.
0:16.0	800, 345, 7339 on the web at utter cream.com.
0:36.7	Americans love laxatives. We spend more than a billion dollars on OTC products to combat constipation. What else can we do? This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grady.
0:43.2	Are there natural approaches that can help prevent or treat constipation?
0:54.0	What do we mean by constipation anyway?
0:57.0	What about fiber?
0:58.0	Should you be taking extra fiber or getting it in your meals?
1:02.0	We'll ask astroantherologist Robin Chutkin
1:06.0	what foods are highest and healthy fiber.
1:09.0	We'll also learn about medications
1:11.0	that can cause this troublesome symptom.
1:13.0	What's the best way to treat a child's constipation?
1:17.0	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy,
1:20.0	learn how you can conquer constipation naturally.
1:25.0	First, the news.
1:30.0	In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines,
1:33.0	Are you likely to catch the flu or some other infectious disease when you get on an airplane?
1:38.0	A new study that involved observation and measurement of air on 10 different flights suggests that air travels not really as risky as many people think
1:47.1	To reduce your chance of catching the flu, select a window seat and don't get up and move around during the flight. Of course, this
1:54.4	strategy will work best if the person next to you is healthy. The risk of
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