Dear Ask Ayurveda:

I am a relatively healthy man in my early 40’s.  I eat well, hold an active job and overall feel pretty good most of the time.  Although I am fairly health conscious, I have been dealing with this issue of constipation for as long as I can remember.  I began to improve my diet in my mid 30’s but the irregularity still continues.  It has gotten to the point that I typically miss 2-3 days each week.   The days that I can go to the bathroom, it is a lot of work with little reward.  I rarely ever feel “complete” after having a bowel movement.  The constipation is the worst of it, but about 5 years ago I also began to get gas, bloating and cramping that will occur a couple times a week and seems to keep getting worse.  It is really embarrassing and causes me anxiety.  It has even gotten to the point that I chose not to date as much as I would like to (I am 5 years divorced). Continue reading »