Edited by Ilaria Porta, Iridology Naturopath

Medicinal mushrooms are useful against constipation because they have a healthy effect on the intestine, are natural laxatives and perform an action mainly on the nervous system, relaxing the contracted muscles of the colon. Let's find out better.

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Description and causes of constipation

Constipation or constipation is a malfunction of the intestine originating from various factors, some still unknown, characterized by difficulty in evacuating the stool, insufficient defecation, infrequent or irregular defecation, or feeling of incomplete rectal emptying. It is estimated that around 10% of the population of the industrialized countries suffers chronically from this disorder.

The alterations of enzymes, flora, digestive pH and intestinal mucosa affect health, not only in the intestine, but also at a distance in any part of the body; thus constipation can lead to problems of skin, heart, respiratory system, hemorrhoids, insomnia.

The intestine, if it is not clean and in good health, is found to produce pre-carcinogenic substances and toxins. This is because the lack of evacuation keeps toxins in our body which should instead be normally excreted through the intestine and when this is slowed down or unstressed, these remain and create intoxication.

It is common to take natural or chemical laxatives that involve the violent and non-voluntary expulsion of faeces from the intestine. This over the years can lead to intestinal atony or an intestine without any bowel movement and inflammation of the transit and of the organ itself. It is therefore good to avoid the use of natural laxatives in Natural Medicine, but instead work on a causal basis on what has led to constipation.

Its causes in fact can be various starting surely in primis from the feeding, from a lacked physical activity, to drink a lot of water and not in last from a nervous system in balance; as we know, in fact, the intestine is our second brain and depending on the level of anxiety stress etc ... it will have a greater or lesser transit causing constipation or colitis.

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Medicinal mushrooms against constipation

Auricularia, Reishi, Shiitake and Hericium are certainly the first mushrooms to be taken into consideration in case of constipation.

In constipation the Auricularia frees the intestine with the laxative effectiveness of a purgative, without having the side effects of laxatives . The auricularia, in fact, empties the intestine because it acts on the key points of intestinal function, in a natural and complete way and does not fear rivals in healthy intestinal emptying and without any discomfort in an evacuation a day.

Certainly it is good to combine the functions of the Reishi on the intestine with the Auricularia: this will mainly work on the nervous system, relaxing relax the contracted musculature of the colon, which causes the blockage of evacuations, promotes bowel movement and expulsion, they also resolve that there is intestinal pain, which the intestine has when it is blocked and swollen.

Both are rich in fibers that partly help the composition of the volume needed for expulsion and which above all nourish the intestinal bacteria . Reishi also has anti-inflammatory properties and acts very well on strongly irritated and inflamed intestines.

Shiitake is an intestinal probiotic in all respects and prepares the intestine creating a prolific soil for the intestinal bacterial flora. Contains Trehalose which is the growth factor of intestinal bacteria.

One study showed that people taking Shitake stimulated the growth of intestinal bacterial flora in their intestines directly and obtained inhibition of harmful enzymes produced by intestinal pathogenic β-glucosidase, β -glucuronidase, and tryptophanase bacteria that hinder its growth. This is why Shiitake is considered an important factor in protecting the health of the intestine.

The fibers nourish only the intestinal healthy bacterial flora and the terpenoids and beta-glucans, which are active antimicrobials, attack and eliminate only the pathogenic bacterial flora.

The fibers of which the Curative Fungi are rich are Prebiotics, that is, they nourish and restore the natural healthy bacterial flora of the intestine, which is often a very common cause for prevention, to defend or restore this delicate balance that the diet, the Sedentary life etc very often damage. So there is an interesting synergy in fungi between nourishment and antimicrobial action, with the result that is useful to the intestine: an intestinal bacterial flora, which develops in a healthy and balanced way.

The Hericium is the fungus of the digestive system and of the nervous system, for a healthy intestine it needs a good intestinal bacterial flora, which develops in a healthy and balanced way. This fungus also has prebiotic, anti-inflammatory and healing properties of the gastric apparatus, its action goes from the esophagus to the anus, balances the intestinal bacterial flora, nourishes it, heals the mucous membranes and heals them thus correcting the situations of intestinal permeability (Chron Disease, ulcerative rectocolitis, malabsorption diseases, Helicobacter Pylori). It acts on the nervous system on the axis of stress, anxiety, melancholy, but also on memory deficits and reduced concentration.

Indications

Always contact a professional in the field who will be able to indicate the type of mushroom or the best mushrooms to be used will be evaluated according to the subject and its constitution. In addition , soil work must first be done to ensure optimal action of medicinal mushrooms on the entire body.