To start off, I would recommend that you take drugs as a last resort only. I'm not really a fan of taking drugs because you don't always know the consequences of them down the road. Now one drug is safe and 10 years later some study comes along talking about all of these side-effects that people didn't know about before.
Another thing that I will say is that too much bread is bad for you, especially white bread. White bread contains almost no nutritional value and generally lacks fiber. So eat white breads or other processed foods in moderation or just not at all.
You also want to increase the amount of fiber in your diet by eating foods that are fiber rich. Things like:
- 1. Beans. Think three-bean salad, bean burritos, chili, soup.
- 2. Whole grains. That means whole-wheat bread, pasta, etc.
- 3. Brown rice. White rice doesn't offer much fiber.
- 4. Popcorn. It's a great source of fiber.
- 5. Nuts. Almonds, pecans, and walnuts have more fiber than other nuts.
- 6. Baked potato with skin. It's the skin that's important here.
- 7. Berries. All those seeds, plus the skin, give great fiber to any berry.
- 8. Bran cereal. Actually, any cereal that has 5 grams of fiber or more in a serving counts as high fiber.
- 9. Oatmeal. Whether its microwaved or stove-cooked, oatmeal is good fiber.
- 10. Vegetables. The crunchier, the better.
That list was taken from:
http://onhealth.webmd.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56737Oh and high fiber cereals. Things with bran, fiber, or wheat in the name (like wheat chex, or wheat total) are probably your best bets.
You don't have to sacrifice Nigerian foods either . . . maybe you could eat more of the soup and less of the fufu. Just try to get more fruits and vegetables into your diet. And like jaybaby said, drink water. Water is the key to cleansing your system out. Another thing is, drink orange juice. I don't know if it's proven or anything, but my mom is adament about how orange juice helps you go to the bathroom. So if we buy pizza at my house, she always buys orange juice as well. She also thinks that okra hleps you go to the bathroom. But I'm also going to add spicy peppers . . . so if you're eating yam, and you eat it with palm oil, onions, and peppers . . . you will have to go lol.
Hope that works for you.