Prunes For Constipation: How To Use And Brew Properly

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Prunes for constipation

The content of the article:

How to use prunes for constipation
Beneficial features
Prune recipes
Recommendations
Contraindications
Warnings
Video

Prunes for constipation can be used both by themselves and as part of a number of traditional medicine recipes for treating adults and children at home.

If we are talking about chronic constipation, the use of folk remedies cannot be the only type of treatment, in addition, any of them should not be used without consulting your doctor, as it is necessary to find out the cause. Also, before using any means as a laxative, you need to make sure that the person has no contraindications. The doctor will determine the appropriateness of using certain products or products made on their basis, specify how much prunes can be consumed without harm to health.

Prunes are a useful and effective product for constipation

How to use prunes for constipation

With delayed bowel movements, this type of dried fruit can be consumed alone or in combination with other products that have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the digestive tract.

The greatest efficiency is observed when using prunes on an empty stomach. It is very important to drink enough liquid, as without it, the laxative effect will be insufficient. To achieve a faster effect if it is necessary to eliminate constipation, dried fruits must be properly processed before use.

Beneficial features

In the process of preparing prunes from plums, they are processed in a gentle way, after such processing, part of the vitamins and a large amount of trace elements, as well as other useful substances, are preserved.

Substance	Decoding
Sahara	Glucose, fructose, sucrose
Organic acids	Apple, lemon, oxalic, salicylic
Vitamins	A, groups B, C, E
Micro and macro elements	Iron, copper, selenium, zinc, manganese, potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, chlorine, phosphorus
Cellulose	-
Pectin	-

The rich chemical composition gives the dried fruit the following properties:

has a positive effect on the intestinal microflora, inhibits the growth of staphylococcus and salmonella;
has anti-inflammatory effect;
has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, visual analyzer, immune system;
is a choleretic and diuretic, improves digestion;
prevents from atherosclerotic damage to blood vessels;
helps to balance the diet if necessary to reduce body weight.

Prunes are indicated for vitamin deficiency, anemia, for women during pregnancy. There is evidence that dried fruit is successfully used to prevent the development of arterial hypertension, a number of diseases of the genitourinary system.

Prune recipes

Infusion	A handful of plums are sorted out, placed in a suitable container and poured with hot water (for 80 g of raw materials, 1 glass of water). The container is covered, wrapped and left for 1 hour. The infusion is drunk warm, plums are eaten, chewing well.
Dried Fruit Mix	Take 10 prunes and dried apricots, 5 figs, a handful of raisins, rinse thoroughly and cover with water for 30 minutes. After that, the fruits and berries are crushed, mixed with 2 tablespoons of honey. The finished mixture is stored in the refrigerator, taken 1 tablespoon before meals, washed down with warm water or added to kefir, porridge, cottage cheese.
Dried fruits compote	100 g of washed plums (you can also add dried apples, pears, raisins, dried apricots, etc.) pour 0.5-1 liters of water, add 1-2 tablespoons of sugar, bring to a boil and keep on low heat for several minutes. After that, the pan is removed from the heat, covered with a lid, and allowed to cool. Compote can be used by both small children and pregnant women.
Dry and fresh fruit compote	Take 90 g of prunes, raisins and dried apricots, 50-70 g of figs, 80 g of green apples, 1/2 lemon, 150-160 g of sugar, 1.5 liters of water. The ingredients are poured with boiling water for 1-2 minutes, the liquid is drained, diced lemon, sugar and water are added, boiled for 1-2 hours over low heat under a lid, after which it is infused for 12 hours. Drink 1 glass 2 times a day on an empty stomach.
Infusion of prunes, dried apricots and oatmeal	Place in a thermos 3 pieces of each type of dried fruit, 1 tablespoon of oatmeal, brew with 1 glass of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. For children, the infusion can be diluted with water in a 1: 1 ratio. They drink the liquid, eat the berries with oatmeal.
Prune broth with oats	5 plums, 220 g of oats are poured with 2 cups of boiling water, boiled over low heat for about 30 minutes, filtered and taken 1 glass 2-3 times a day.
Infusion with hay	Pour 100 g of plums and 2 teaspoons of senna herb with 2 cups of boiling water, cover and leave for about 12 hours. Drink ½ glass about 1 hour before breakfast.
Puree	300-400 g of plums are poured with boiling water, crushed in any way to puree, add 100-150 g of honey, a little water, keep in a water bath for 10 minutes (you can cook over low heat) and let cool. Take 2 tablespoons on an empty stomach.
Puree for children	4-5 plums are poured with 1 glass of boiled water and left overnight. After that, peel them off, grind to a puree state, add a little water (so that it does not burn), bring to a boil and allow to cool. Puree is added to curd, yogurt or porridge. It is not recommended to store puree in the refrigerator, it is better to cook it immediately before use, and steamed dried fruits should not be stored in the refrigerator for more than 1-2 days.
Kefir with prunes	Recipe 1: 3 fruits are crushed, mixed with 1 glass of fresh kefir and drunk 1.5-2 hours before going to bed. The product can be used up to 3 times a week. Recipe 2: Before use, pour the carefully washed plums with kefir for 2-3 hours. Adult patients are advised to consume up to 20 such fruits per day.
Constipation candy	Take equal parts of dried apricots, prunes and figs, rinse, soak for 2-3 hours, grind with a blender, add honey, ground cinnamon to taste. The resulting mixture is formed into balls the size of a chocolate candy. The balls can be dipped in sesame, cocoa, or nut crumbs. Consume 2-3 pieces per day for constipation or for the purpose of its prevention.
Bowel Function Salad	On a coarse grater, grate the boiled beets, cut the pre-steamed prunes, salt, season with low-fat sour cream or vegetable oil with lemon juice. People who are prone to constipation can eat such a salad every day.

Homemade sweets made from prunes and other dried fruits are an excellent and very healthy replacement for purchased sweets, especially for people prone to constipation

Recommendations

As a medicine, you can use only high-quality prunes prepared by the classical method without adding any preservatives, flavors, sweeteners, dyes.
It is advisable to buy dried fruits in transparent packaging or by weight in order to evaluate the appearance.
Prunes should be firm, have a uniform black color and moderate gloss. You should not buy plums that are too dry or, on the contrary, sprawling when pressed, brown or uneven in color, with visible damage to the fruits, with foreign impurities, and an unpleasant odor.
If you don't like the taste of prunes, you can use it together with dried apricots and figs, which also have a positive effect on digestion, are rich in vitamins and minerals.
Even such a useful product should not be abused, as the patient may experience diarrhea.

Contraindications

Prunes are contraindicated:

patients with diabetes mellitus, as well as people with some other metabolic disorders due to the rather high sugar content;
people who are obese due to high calorie content;
with urolithiasis;
during lactation (may cause allergies or digestive disorders in an infant);
children up to at least 6 months of age are not recommended to take such funds, since the child's body is not yet ready for such products, their use is likely to bring him harm, not benefit (consultation of a pediatrician is always necessary);
children of all ages with anemia and / or a history of a number of chronic diseases.

Warnings

With excessive use of prunes or home remedies from it, patients (especially children) may experience sleep disturbances.

Dried fruits, if improperly processed, can contain large amounts of acrylamide. This substance is a neurotoxin and can lead to the development of cancer.