Constipation Remedies – Homeopathic Diagnosis and Treatment

By Steve Olsen ND, DHANP

Homeopathic research began over 200 years ago in 1790. The first remedy that was studied, Peruvian bark turned out to be a remedy that could treat constipation. Since then homeopathic physicians all over the world have contributed to this study and now we have over 400 different remedies listed for this condition.

Which medicine is best for you?

Each homeopathic medicine has the ability to treat a particular type of constipation. They all have a unique profile of symptoms; each one treats a different cause of constipation.

As this is usually a chronic condition (long lasting over many months or years) the best choice is to find a classical homeopathic practitioner to make an accurate diagnosis and find the one remedy that is best suited to you. This interview usually takes about one and a half hours. Many details about you are taken into account to find this remedy. The remedy has to be more than 95 percent correct in order to have a permanent curative effect.

Here are some of the more common remedies that can treat constipation:

Silica 30c

• Constipation – the child or adult goes many days with no bowel movement.
• Easy perspiration of the hands and feet.
• Perspiration on the head at night; especially in children.
• Lean body type; not able to gain weight easily; may even look pale.
• Delicate features.
• Mild character, gentle, sensitive, thoughtful, helpful to others.
• Can be stubborn but aversion to argue.
• Timid and yielding temperament; they find it difficult to stand up for themselves.
• Feel overwhelmed easily by others, need time alone to recuperate.
• Usually have ingrown toe nails.
• Sensitive easily to the cold, can be bothered if above 75 degrees also.
• Wants to stay warm; may have cold  hands and feet.

Usually I suggest a 30c potency to take one time. Then wait a week and see what the effect is. Coffee, tea and essential oils are strong antidotes and should be avoided for a few weeks. If the remedy works well, i.e. there is a 40 to 60 percent change in one week then take a dose of Silica every seven to ten days for up to two months.

Calcarea carbonica 30c

• Constipation
• Easy perspiration of the hands and feet.
• Perspiration on the head at night; especially in children.
• Slow metabolism – for people who tend to put on weight easily and can’t loose weight.
• Soft finger nails, they bend, peel and break easily.
• Chilly and sensitive to the cold; cold hands and feet.
• Wants to stay warm.
• For women who have breast pain before their menses.
• Hard working, responsible, anxiety for others, organized.
• Assertive and can be stubborn but aversion to argue or get angry.
• Can have many different fears; such as fear of heights.
• Out of breath easily from exertion.

Use the 30c potency about once a week and follow the directions as list under the remedy Silica or go to my web site to see a more complete list of antidotes and how best to take the remedy.

Sanicula aqua 30c

• This is a remedy I have used for constipation that results partly from a child who is afraid of having a bowel movement because it was painful during the passing of a large stool.
• Sweat on the head at night during sleep.
• Touchy, irritable, headstrong, obstinate and upset easily.
• Fear of the dark.
• Restless, desire to move from place to place.
• Aversion to downward motion.
• Desire to eat fat and salt.
• Late learning to walk and talk.
• Secretions have the odor of fish brine or old cheese.
• Burning in the soles of the feet, hot feet and want them out of the covers at night.
• Dry skin, or may have eczema.
• May have dandruff.

Alumina 30c

• This is a remedy that can treat constipation for a person who finds that their memory is failing them.
• Constipation
• Very poor memory. Slow in thinking. All functions seem sluggish.
• Dry skin; the skin itches but there is no skin eruption.
• A feeling of blandness to everything, no passion for life, indolent.
• A gradual loss of identity.
• Seems hurried for no reason.
• The expression on the face is concerned and worried.
• Strange impulses when they see a knife.

Calcarea phosphorica 30c

• Constipation.
• Lean and tall body type.
• Intelligent and inquisitive.
• Always wants to go out of the house, to visit with others or go for a ride in the car.
• Very discontented or angry in mood if has to stay home.
• Restless; moves from place to place or from one occupation to another.
• Never seems satisfied with anything; always wants change.
• May have temper tantrums.
• Desire to eat hot dogs, bacon, smoked meat and ham.
• May have growing pains in the legs.
• May have colic from milk.
• May have headaches, arthritis and or stomach aches.

There are other homeopathic remedies that can treat constipation including: Aurum metallicum, Natrum muriaticum, Sulphur, Sepia, Tuberulinum, Veratrum, Hyoscyamus etc. In the course I wrote called: Homeopathy for Acute Conditions these and other remedies are discussed.

If none of these remedies seem to fit your symptoms then see if you can find a homeopathic practitioner in your area.

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