Constipation is one of the first signs indicating to us that our bowel is not functioning properly. When a person is constipated, the walls of the colon are often encrusted with accumulated fecal matter.

The inner diameter of the colon is reduced like a water pipe blocked by mineral deposits, and eventually the opening becomes narrower and narrower making it more difficult to pass wastes through. An inadequate diet is the main cause of constipation.

Other contributing factors of the colon's malfunction are:

– Eating foods that do not contain enough roughage or bulk
– Food which is devitalized
– Lack of muscular tone in the bowels
– Improper mastication of food
– Meat diet
– Too many varieties of food at one meal
– Eating food that is too concentrated
– Coffee, tea, and liquor of all kinds
– Irregular habits of attending nature's call
– Sedentary life
– Lack of excercise