Constipation, also known as “farfrompoopin” in German, may have many contributing factors. As anyone who suffers from chronic constipation can tell you, it’s no laughing matter. I’ve been there! In my late teens, I went through a stage when I pooped about once a week! I suffered from headaches, bloating, and moodiness. At the time, I lived on a diet of processed foods. Combine that with birth control pills messing up my gut flora and me being too cool to walk everywhere once I got a car, it’s no wonder I was constipated! Now in my 40s, I thank my colon every single day. I love my rectal stretch receptors! Okay, I realize that sounds a little weird, but what I mean is that I appreciate the pure genius of the human body. Without the rectal stretch receptors, you would never get the signal to go, and poo would sit there and dry out. And then you would be super cranky and start smashing things.
Constipation Massage Studies
Managing opioid-induced constipation
The use of abdominal massage to treat chronic constipation
constipation and quality of life in older adults: A randomized controlled trial
in Functional Chronic Constipation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
“Conclusion: Abdominal massage should be one of the first-line conservative approaches in the management of functional chronic constipation.”
Barbara Horsley has been helping people reverse constipation since 1999 using a variety of constipation massage techniques and constipation remedies from ancient and modern practices. Learn more about Barbara’s training in abdominal massage here.
Author: Barbara Horsley has more than 26 years of experience as a licensed massage therapist. She specializes in abdominal massage and Visceral Manipulation™ and is an NCBTMB-approved educator. In addition to being certified in abdominal massage, she also studied biomechanics and restorative exercise. She is also a Certified Women’s Herbal Educator and a graduate of the IWHI Perimenopause & Menopause Certificate Program.