Chewing not only helps break down food particles down to a pulp. Chemicals in your saliva helps break down starch too and convert it to sugar. The less stuff that’s wasted, the you need to poop.

One possible cause of constipation is dehydration. This means that your poop is kind of dry. Dry poop is hard poop. So better drink lots of water.

Fiber is nature’s plumber’s snake and is found in leafy vegetables, fruits, whole-wheat and cereals. Oatmeal is a great fiber source. Cleaning your digestive track also prevents risks like colon cancer. Here’s a list of natural sources of fiber.

You might want to try to take in scraped carrots, peanuts or popcorn before you go to sleep. Raisins and prunes are also great laxatives.