The dry autumn weather makes many people prone to constipation. Some patients purposely reduce their activities after egg retrieval or embryo transfer, resulting in constipation. When this happens, many people “rush to the doctor” and collect all kinds of dietary remedies for constipation, not knowing that they fall into dietary misconceptions, which not only do not relieve but also aggravate constipation. In addition to this situation we can properly increase activities to promote intestinal peristalsis. In terms of diet should also pay attention. Let’s look at what are the common dietary misconceptions in the treatment of constipation? Myth 1: The more dietary fiber the better Not all constipation can be relieved by increasing the intake of dietary fiber, we should find the cause of constipation, the right medicine. For example, most of the elderly constipation is due to the lack of gastrointestinal power, intestinal peristalsis slowed down, too much consumption of vegetables and fruits but add to the burden of the gastrointestinal, causing flatulence, abdominal pain and other discomfort. Therefore, it is recommended that people with low dietary fiber intake increase the intake of leafy vegetables, fruits and coarse grains, legumes and other foods to relieve constipation. Myth 2: Drinking honey Honey does have the effect of moistening and laxative, but it should also be combined with personal constitution and the hot and cold nature of honey to choose. For example, patients who are prone to heat should choose cool honey, such as acacia honey, loquat honey, etc. Patients who have a weak spleen and stomach and are prone to stomach pain and diarrhea from eating cold food should choose warm honey, such as date palm honey. In addition, honey should also pay attention to the brewing method, generally with warm water or cool boiled water honey laxative effect, drinking honey water time is generally appropriate for an empty stomach or 2-3 hours after meals. Myth three: drink a lot of tea tea catechin has a certain astringent effect, in addition to the combination of ellagic acid and protein in tea, will affect the absorption of nutrients, so constipation patients or try to choose less tea drinks. Daily supplementation of sufficient water to prevent constipation also has a certain role, it is recommended that the daily intake of 1500-2000ml of drinking water. Misconception four: light diet less oil less meat some people start “vegetarian” after constipation, do not eat meat and fats, but counterproductive. It is important to know that the human body itself is a self-repairing function of the body, its normal operation needs raw materials, and raw materials from food, like meat and fats and oils are rich in protein, fatty acids, is the body’s essential nutrients, to maintain the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract has an important role, and fats and oils can also lubricate the intestinal tract, so patients with constipation should eat appropriate meat and fats and oils food, such as sesame oil, olive oil, nuts etc.