India, May 18 -- Feeling backed up for days and struggling to clear your bowels no matter how hard you try can be incredibly uncomfortable. While long-term relief from constipation largely depends on dietary changes, fibre intake, hydration, and overall gut health, certain bathroom habits can also make a noticeable difference. Even something as simple as changing your posture on the toilet may help your body empty the bowels more effectively by putting the pelvic muscles in a more natural position for elimination.

Dr Joseph Salhab, a gastroenterologist and health content creator from Florida, specialising in digestion, liver, pancreas and nutrition, has shared a simple bathroom hack that can make a significant difference for people strug...