Some herbs you can try at home for constipation relief. Cascara sagrada (buckthorn) is a popular herbal laxative that comes from the bark extract of a species of buckthorn tree and is very helpful in constipation. Drink mint & green tea. Eat prunes and bran cereal. Take Senna, a herbal laxative.

If you have chronic constipation, returning to a high-fiber diet, water, and regular exercise can help restore bowel function. It's recommended that you drink at least eight glasses of liquid (preferably water) each day. You should drink more on hot days and particualrly when you are exercising or doing heavy physical work. A severe form of constipation is not only very uncomfortable, but it can also lead to blockage of your colon.

Constipation is something that everyone of us has been through once in a while. It refers to bowel movements that are infrequent or hard to pass. It occurs when the body absorbs more water or signals food to move more slowly through the bowels. As many as one in five people gets chronic constipation. Chronic constipation is even more common in women as they get older. Constipation in infants and children occurs when they pass hard stools or have problems passing stools.

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a tiny wireless camera to take pictures of your digestive tract. This helps in diagnpsis of GI problems such as esophageal cancer.