Women’s Constipation Data show that about 1/4 of adults have experienced constipation within three months, with the incidence of constipation in women being twice as high as in men. Moreover, the incidence of constipation in women is on the rise. Why is this? 1, modern medicine that – mainly because of the difference in physiological structure, women have the uterus in front of the rectum, while men have only the bladder in front of the rectum. During the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and childbirth, because of hormonal changes, the uterus will also follow the changes, squeezing the rectum in the pelvic cavity, so that the curvature of the rectum increases, the stool through slower than men, coupled with women’s pelvic floor muscles are weaker than men, fetal compression during pregnancy, etc., so that the relative lack of force during defecation, resulting in women may be more likely than men to have a change in the nature of the stool, and therefore prone to constipation. 2, in Chinese medicine, a woman is born with blood, after a woman is deficient in blood for various reasons, she is unable to moisten her intestines due to insufficient yin deficiency, so she is prone to constipation. 3, women during menstruation luteinizing hormone has the function of inhibiting peristalsis, at the same time, when the level of estrogen increases, intestinal movement becomes sluggish, and constipation is more likely to occur before menstruation. 4, in addition, women do not move, the lack of physical exercise caused by gastrointestinal function and gastrointestinal muscle relaxation, the strength of the abdominal muscles themselves on the ability to send out the bowel movement is relatively small, coupled with the lack of intestinal pushing ability, it will increase the possibility of constipation, is also an important reason why women are more prone to constipation than men. How to self-care 1, adjust the diet eat more vegetables and fruits, eat more food rich in coarse fiber, fiber is indigestible ingredients in plant foods, it can make the stool aggregates into clumps, and promote the bowel movement of the colon. For example, fresh vegetables, spinach, cabbage, celery, radish and other long-fiber vegetables and cereals, beans, mushrooms, etc. As far as possible, eat less refined flour and fine grain foods; eat less meat, research has proved that the saturated fatty acids in red meat (such as pork, cattle, sheep) are prone to intestinal health problems, people who must eat meat, no more than 50 grams of red meat per day, it is best to change to white meat, such as poultry and fish meat. 2, more exercise sedentary is one of the main causes of constipation in women, so to strengthen exercise, exercise can greatly promote intestinal health, professional women should use the work gap exercise to eliminate the ills brought about by sitting class. Swimming, jogging, dancing, cycling are good choices. In addition, you can also massage the abdomen every day to promote intestinal peristalsis. 3, adjust the mood and will maintain a rich and happy life, especially when the workload is heavy and busy, more attention should be paid to relax the body and mind, many times, constipation is caused by stress and tension. Good mental state can improve human health. When a person is happy, the central nervous system excitement, the regulatory role of strengthening, help digestion, absorption, secretion and excretion system adjustment, to promote a vigorous metabolism. Constipation has become a very headache for more and more women, and even cause insomnia, anxiety, premature aging of the skin, etc., can not be ignored to deal with, of course, do not appear constipation problems, the rush to drink intestinal tea or to the beauty salon bowel cleansing, often drink intestinal tea easy to cause colon melanosis; and beauty salon real bowel cleansing, just a part of the wash with high pressure, no real benefit to the intestines, but the pressure is too high may be on the intestinal The mucous membrane caused some damage, must be cautious. If you have stubborn constipation, you should go to a regular hospital to find an anorectal specialist to treat the cause and symptoms.