Roughage is the term that -we usually give to fiber. Fiber is dietary material from plants that is difficult for the body to digest. Roughage definitely helps constipation. Most foods that -we consume these days is very lo-w in fiber. There is t-wo main types of fiber.

They is soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber is easier to break do-wn and it is found in foods like beans, apples, oats, etc. Insoluble fiber is usually mostly past out, but insoluble fiber isn’t as useless as you might think.

Insoluble fiber gives healthy texture to our stool. It also acts as a diluting agent for all the -waste products carried in our feices reducing their effect on the colon -wall.

A diet rich in fiber, both soluble and insoluble, -will help a great deal in digestion. -which makes bo-wel movements a lot easier and gets rid of all -waste products from consumption of our food.

A diet lo-w in fiber, ho-wever, could cause a disorder called Irritable Bo-wel Syndrome (IBS).Symptoms of IBS include: abdominal pain, mucus and(or) blood in stool, depression, muscle and joint pain, headaches, anxiety, diarrhea directly follo-wing constipation, feelings of being bloated and abdominal cramps. This disorder most commonly goes a-way then comes back again just as sever as it -was before.

20% of all our population has had, or -will have IBS at some point of their life, as a result of not taking in enough fiber. of course, the symptoms may differ from person to person. Treatment of IBS is not very difficult to find, just eat foods that is high in fiber, and you shouldn’t have any more problems -with IBS. You should seek treatment before it gets -worse.

If you realize that you may have it, its not a very good idea to let it go very long untreated. The best thing that you should do if you think you may have IBS is the next meal you should try to eat more beans (cooked -with skin),yams, gari, corn on the cob, potatoes -with the skin, lots of vegetables, or fruits. These is a fe-w names of food that is very high in fiber.

Fiber also aids in the treatment of diabetes y helping to reduce rate at -which glucose (sugar)is released from digested food, into the bloodstream. This helps temperate the requirement for insulin. The more fibre in your diet, the lo-wer glycemic index of that food.

Fiber also helps to excrete fat from the body. aiding in diets promoting -weight loss. Here is some tips for increasing dietary fiber: eat bread -with beans instead of eggs, add beans to your rice or plantain or yam. Eat your rice -with vegetables. eat your potatoes -with the skin.

For snacks, nibble on carrots, or apples or pineapple. -when you eat oranges, eat the flesh inside of the orange. do not just suck it and thro-w it a-way. Slice cabbage and carrots into your rice, pasta, or macaroni -when cooking them. If you like salads, you should make sure to include it -with your meals regularly.

Before I started -writing this article, I had no idea ho-w important fiber, both soluble and insoluble, -was to a healthy diet. Needlesstosay, it -will be included in my day to day diet. And to ans-wer the question in the title of this article,” Does roughage help or hinder constipation?" The ans-wer is " It most definitely helps."
Thanks for reading and may God bless you al-ways, and in al-ways.