How can constipation be prevented and treated?

       Constipation is one of the common digestive disorders, often manifested as difficulty in defecation, reduced frequency of bowel movements, feeling of anal blockage, abdominal discomfort, bad breath, loss of appetite, and fatigue.  Prolonged constipation can lead to lack of concentration, insomnia, forgetfulness, and even anxiety and low self-esteem due to poor healing and excessive worry about whether other diseases occur.  The prolonged stay of feces in the intestine and the dryness and hardness of the stool not only bring great pain to patients, but also increase the risk of some potential diseases, for example, elderly people with cardiovascular disease have higher blood pressure when they force to defecate, which may easily cause cerebral hemorrhage; patients with anorectal disease may easily cause bleeding when they defecate; toxins in feces cannot be eliminated in time, which stimulates the intestinal mucosa for a long time and increases the risk of intestinal tumors. Risk. Therefore, whether you have constipation, you should prevent it early!  The following are a few suggestions: 1. First of all, there should be sufficient amount to stimulate intestinal peristalsis, so that the normal passage and discharge of feces. Secondly, we should pay attention to the quality of the diet, pay attention to eat some coarse grains, which can increase the stimulation of the intestinal tube, conducive to the operation of the stool. In addition, no water is boat stop, so an adequate amount of water is also very necessary.  2, to develop good bowel habits, regular bowel movements. If you often delay bowel movements and destroy good bowel habits, it can weaken the defecation reflex and cause constipation, so do not artificially control the sense of defecation, and do not play with cell phones or read newspapers during defecation to prolong the time of defecation.  3, active exercise. Walking, running, deep breathing exercises, qigong, taijiquan, etc. can strengthen the gastrointestinal activities, diaphragm, abdominal muscles, anal muscles are exercised; improve defecation power, prevent constipation.  4, adjust the mood. Good emotions can help smooth stool, Chinese medicine believes that irritability and irritability can easily hurt the liver, liver loss of drainage, qi is not smooth, then the stool is not.  5, the timely treatment of diseases, the treatment of diseases on the prevention of constipation also has a certain role. Such as allergic colitis, diverticulitis, colon tumors, colon stenosis; hypothyroidism; diabetes; uterine fibroids; lead, mercury and other metal poisoning.