Your exercise choices matter for the most significant digestive effects and to manage constipation. Here are three exercises to help ease constipation and improve your gastrointestinal health.

This review included nine studies with a total of 680 participants, and the overall effect of exercise was a twofold improvement in symptoms associated with constipation.

Through targeted exercises, relaxation techniques, and other therapeutic approaches, pelvic floor therapy can help improve bowel function, relieve constipation, and promote overall pelvic health.

New guidelines have been published for managing chronic idiopathic constipation, a common disorder that affects 8% to 12% of U.S. adults.