An NHS doctor has urged people to try chewing on a common 6p sweet to quickly relieve constipation and ease bloating. Constipation can be an uncomfortable and sometimes even painful experience. Not only does it mean you are unable to open your bowels as frequently as usual, resulting in straining on the toilet, it can also leave you feeling bloated and sick over time. It can have a number of causes such as your diet, not exercising enough, certain medications, and not drinking enough.
While addressing these issues should help to solve the problem, sometimes you need an extra lift to help get things moving. With this in mind, an expert recommended a common sweet that could speed the process up. Doctor Karan Rajan, who is best known online as Dr Raj, revealed that chewing gum can help treat constipation. In response to another creator’s video about the confectionary helping her go to the toilet after a C-section, he explained more.
Speaking to his more than five million followers on social media platform TikTok, he said: “If you've had any abdominal or gynaecological surgery, or you’re just disgustingly constipated, then chewing gum could help you in your quest to churn out fresh colon sausage. Sometimes after surgery or if you've been in hospital for a really long time your intestines go on strike, leaving you bloated and constipated.
