Top Tips to Stay Regular

1) It really helps to have breakfast. Most experts agree that a daily dose of dietary fibre, from unprocessed cereals, helps keep your bowel motions in good shape.

2) Eat fruit and vegetables every day. Fruit and vegetables are a major source of fibre and sufficient fibre helps prevent straining.

3) Drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day. Plenty of water, plus herbal and normal teas, all help ensure your bowel movements enjoy a smooth passage!

4) Exercise is a great help. For reasons medical science doesn’t yet understand, a vigorous walking motion helps propel your other sort of motion on its one metre journey along your large intestine.

5) Take time to go to the toilet. A relaxed routine gives your system permission to get its job done effortlessly. “It doesn’t really matter if you go to the toilet at eight o’clock in the morning or eight o’clock in the evening. It doesn’t have to be everyday, you just have to find a regime and routine that’s comfortable for you,” says Dr Ellard.