Three Tasty Recipes To Cure Constipation

Eggplant is rich in soluble and insoluble fiber, which is why it helps us relieve temporary constipation. Melon also helps regulate transit.

Constipation is a very common disease. It can appear for different reasons, including:

• A change in diet or habits
• Stressful work
• Ignoring your body when it needs the said evacuation
• A diet low in fiber
• Not drinking enough water,
• Take certain medications, vitamin, iron or calcium supplements
• Diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, hypothyroidism, …

The causes can therefore be many and varied. Also, it can be said that a person suffers from constipation when they have a bowel movement three or less times a week and the stool is hard and dry, and difficult to expel.

Constipation is usually uncomfortable, even painful, which can cause a feeling of heaviness, fatigue and even swelling. This is an ailment that everyone suffers from in their lifetime, but it will probably be a doctor who can determine the causes and direct you to the appropriate treatment.

What we can do, however, is prevent and treat constipation through a good diet rich in water, fiber, fruits and vegetables. Here we offer you three simple recipes that you can use as inspiration for everyday meals.

Eggplant confit with white rice

Ingredients

• 2 eggplants
• 4 onions
• 200 g of rice
• 100 g of ham
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• 1 escarole
• 2 cloves garlic
• water
• olive oil
• vinegar
• salt

Preparation:

Peel the onions and chop them, then brown them well. Chop the ham and add it.

Peel the eggplants, cut them into small cubes and add them to the onions and ham. Season and cook for 10-15 minutes.

Then peel the garlic cloves and brown them in a little olive oil. Add the rice, sauté briefly, add water (a little more than double the amount of rice) and a pinch of salt. Leave to cook for 18-20 minutes.

Coat a dish with a little olive oil. Put a layer of rice at the bottom, then on top, a layer of eggplant, then another layer of rice., Packing everything well.

Finally, wash the tomatoes and escarole, cut everything and season with oil, vinegar and salt. Serve with the eggplants.

Chicken wings with mushroom and arugula salad

Ingredients

• 12 chicken wings
• 8 small potatoes
• 250 g mushrooms
• 140 g of arugula
• 3 cloves of garlic
• vinegar
• olive oil
• salt

Preparation:

Clean the potatoes and roast them in the oven at 220º C with a drizzle of oil and coarse salt for 20 minutes. Clean the chicken wings by cutting off the ends and removing excess fat.

In a mortar, crush the garlic cloves with a little coarse salt, then put them in a bowl, add olive oil and let the chicken marinate in this mixture.

Place the wings in the oven next to the potatoes you had already placed. Add the oil as well and let it cook at 220º C for another 15-20 minutes.

Clean the mushrooms and cut them into strips. Brown them in the pan with oil while you clean and cut the arugula. So when the mushrooms are cooked, you can mix them together and serve with a little chopped parsley, a pinch of salt, olive oil and vinegar.

Serve the wings with the roasted potatoes with the mushroom and arugula salad.

Baked melon

Ingredients

• 1 melon
• 50 g walnuts
• 4 tablespoons of honey
• 1 vanilla pod
• 2 tablespoons of sugar

For the caramel:

• 4 spoons of sugar
• a few drops of lemon juice

Preparation:

Put the sugar, lemon and a dash of water in a saucepan over low heat to prepare the caramel. When it’s ready, pour in the nuts and let cool.

Then, in a bowl, mix the two spoons of sugar with the vanilla bean to soak up the taste. Cut the melon into small pieces, taking care to remove the skin and seeds, then place them on a baking sheet with vanilla sugar and lemon juice. Leave to cook in the oven at 200º C for 7 minutes.

Finally, serve the cooked melon with the caramelized nuts.