How to promote bowel movements: I recommend three dietary remedies for you.

As long as bowel movements are regular, it can also prevent skin problems such as acne, dark spots, and dullness. To love yourself, you must love your gut and pay attention to its health.

Sesame Porridge

Effect: Promotes bowel movements and detoxification. Regularly drinking sesame porridge in your daily diet can not only achieve detoxifying and beautifying effects but also help cleanse the intestines and remove toxins. This porridge helps expel old stool, keeping your body light and nourished.

Method: Moderate amount of black sesame, 100g of japonica rice.

1. First, wash the black sesame. Since the sesame seeds are small, you can use a mesh screen for cleaning.

2. Dry the cleaned sesame seeds, then roast, grind, and crush them.

3. Each time, take 30g of ground black sesame and cook it with 100g of japonica rice to make a porridge for consumption.

Oatmeal and Pumpkin Porridge

The components in pumpkin can promote bile secretion, enhance gastrointestinal motility, and aid in food digestion. Regular consumption of oatmeal also has excellent blood sugar-lowering and weight-loss effects for diabetics.

Method: 150~200g of pumpkin, 50g of oatmeal.

1. Wash the oatmeal and soak it in clean water for at least 30 minutes. Peel and cube the pumpkin after removing its seeds.

2. Add the soaked oatmeal to a casserole pot, followed by an appropriate amount of water.

3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover, reduce to low heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.

4. Once the rice is soft and cooked, add the pumpkin and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes.

Coix Seed and Sweet Potato Porridge

Effect: Coix seed is a product that invigorates the spleen and promotes urination. Sweet potato is low in calories and rich in fiber, which promotes intestinal motility, ensures regular bowel movements, and has the benefits of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and lowering blood lipids.

Method: 30g of coix seed, 300g of sweet potato, 100g of glutinous rice. Wash the coix seed, peel and cube the sweet potato, and cook them together with the glutinous rice to make a porridge.

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