Can you guess what two items of nutrition that most women don't get enough of? You could expect these nutrients to be a problem in non-developed countries, but women in America are missing these. These two forgotten nutritional necessities would solve most women's constipation problems if not ignored. The natural constipation remedy surrounds us and is so obvious that it is usually ignored and forgotten about.

The first is water. One of the greatest resources we have to create a healthy digestive system, skin, body, and overall health is water. The main building block of all our cells is water, and we refuse to drink a replenishing supply daily.

The job of the large intestine is to extract water from our wastes. When we dehydrate ourselves by not taking in sufficient supplies of water for our bodies, our internal organs go into an emergency state of preservation and extract and conserve water wherever it can find it.

When our bodies need water, the two best places to claim it from is our skin and large intestine, causing hard formed stools. When the water is taken from our skin it leads to a host of conditions including wrinkles, leathering of the skin, and varicose veins. When our bowels take extra water we become constipated.

Want a completely free natural constipation remedy? Eight glasses of water a day may be all that's required. Don't mistake fluids for water. Pop is completely foreign. Fruit juice is sugar to our bodies. Tea and coffee further dehydrate you because they are diuretics. These all force your body to expel more water.

Water works strangely in our systems. Our bodies will swell and extract water from our digestive tract, this means our body is thirsty, give it water. As you increase your intake of water over time, your body will stop extracting as much from your stools, and release it from your cells where it is stored as a reserve in weight.

If you are interested a natural constipation remedy, losing weight, and healthier skin, drink more water.

The other forgotten nutrient that most women have ignored is fiber.

Here are the four easiest and best sources of fiber, nuts and seeds, vegetables (again preferably raw, lightly steamed, or baked), WHOLE grains (brown bread, brown rice, Not white),fruit (preferably raw).

There is almost zero dietary fiber in the processed food we buy at the grocery. Many of the foods that claim they are whole grain are processed and cooked to the point they have lost their fiber value. The majority of processed foods like pizza, cookies, pasta and bread containe zero or very little fiber. I'm not claiming you should instantly start eating a high fiber diet. But start slow, start with an apple as a between meal snack.

I doubt your family would rebel if they had to eat their peanut butter and jelly on wheat bread rather than white. You can find healthy whole wheat pasta right next to the white. Captain Crunch in the morning or a healthier granola cereal?

More water and a little fiber. For many people, this is all you need for a natural constipation remedy.