1.What is constipation?
Constipation refers to a common clinical symptom of difficulty in passing stool and prolonged defecation time. It is often accompanied by prolonged intervals between bowel movements, or dry stools, or a sense of incomplete defecation, or a feeling of falling. If the clinical condition is simply prolonged interval time between bowel movements or dry stool, but the bowel movement is still smooth and the defecation time is normal, it does not belong to the category of constipation.
2, what is called habitual constipation?
The clinical manifestation of this disease is characterized by simple constipation, without intestinal lesions such as intestinal tumors and intestinal strictures and other abnormal findings. Gastrointestinal barium X-ray examination reveals features of low intestinal tension such as delayed barium emptying and shallow colonic pouch. Clinically common in old age and frailty, prolonged illness, postpartum, nutritional deficiency, endocrine disorders, hypotension, insufficient food intake, etc.
3, constipation patients how to carry out self-massage therapy?
Massage therapy as a kind of economic and simple treatment of constipation, more and more attention by constipation patients, is introduced as follows.
After lying in bed every night and before getting up in the morning, lie on your back, right hand pressed left hand, in accordance with the direction of the sun walking, starting from the right lower abdomen, slowly massage upward with slight pressure, to the right rib edge under the lateral left, to the left rib edge and then down to the left lower abdomen. Do so repeatedly for 5 minutes.
4, habitual constipation should be how to carry out self-massage?
First abdominal luck: lying down, eyes slightly closed, tongue licking the palate, the intention in the umbilicus (thoughts focused on the umbilicus), calm abdominal deep breathing for 3 minutes, 6 times per minute breathing. The greater the amplitude of abdominal breathing, the better the effect.
Massage around the umbilicus again: continue to perform abdominal deep breathing on the basis of abdominal luck, while overlapping hands, the right palm in the lower, even force, from the lower right abdomen around the umbilicus to start with the figure of the reverse question mark, clockwise pushing the abdomen. The speed is around the umbilicus 1 week, breathing 1 time about 10 minutes. After 5 minutes of massage, end with 2 minutes of luck. 3 times a day, as far as possible, self-massage. Really difficult, can be assisted by the next person, 14 days for a course of treatment.
5, folk remedies for constipation know how much?
Folk remedies for simple, effective, both economic and affordable, loved by the majority of patients. The unique features of folk remedies for constipation are introduced as follows.
① Dried plum is known to be the best food for constipation. Put dried dried plums in water or apple juice or orange juice overnight, then eat them and drink the water soaked out. It is best to eat it before breakfast.
② Peanut rice for constipation we are no stranger to. Take 500 grams of peanut rice, 10 grams of salt, add 500 ml of water, cook with a gentle fire, and put it in the refrigerator for backup. Patients in the night 25 hours before bedtime 25 to 50 grams of peanut rice orally, even 7 days to see the effect. After the effect can be reduced as appropriate to reduce the amount of times, continuous taking.
The laxative effect of Chinese medicine rhubarb has been recognized by people. Take 500 grams of Chinese rhubarb powder, add warm water, a small amount of sesame oil and 10 grams of ice chips, mix into a paste and stir well. Apply externally to the anus once a day, 15-20 grams each time, with good effect.
④ 10 grams of lycopodium (lightly fried) and 10 grams of black sesame (raw). Chew 3 times a day for 10 days as a course of treatment. Usually 1 to 2 courses of medication can cure all.
⑤ banana laxative effect everyone knows, as long as we eat bananas in the right amount every day, you can prevent and treat constipation.
(6) The laxative effect of honey cannot be ignored, and the effect is even better if you eat bananas with it. Drink 200 ml of honey water daily, with eating bananas 2, adhere to a period of time, constipation will have nothing to do with you.
6.What should be noted in the diet of elderly patients with chronic constipation?
The elderly feel distressed thing is often not pass stool, dry stool, can not be solved, this is the usual we talk about constipation, day after day will affect work and life, affecting physical and mental health, this is a problem that can not be ignored. So what are the causes of constipation in the elderly? What should I pay attention to in terms of diet? Now introduced as follows.
The cause of constipation in the elderly is due to old age and weakness, lack of blood and Qi, blood deficiency and injury, defecation power is insufficient. There are many treatment methods, including diet therapy, western medicine laxative, Chinese medicine enema and Chinese medicine evidence-based treatment.
The following is a brief description of several dietary treatment methods for constipation.
① Eat more pantothenic acid-rich food. Pantothenic acid is the body’s main substance to synthesize acetylcholine, stimulate the intestinal wall, accelerate the function of peristalsis. Food containing more pantothenic acid are coarse rice, tempeh, apples, citrus and animal liver, etc.
② Eat more fiber-rich foods. Because the fiber through the intestinal tract can stimulate the intestinal wall peristalsis, but also can wrap excess cholesterol and intestinal harmful substances, so that they are discharged from the body in a timely manner. Fiber-rich foods are barley, potatoes, sweet potatoes, celery, leeks, bananas, peaches, etc.
③ adzuki beans with pickles or coarse rice with milk combined eating method. Coarse rice contains food fiber, adzuki beans contain saponin, can stimulate intestinal wall peristalsis; pickles and milk contain lactic acid bacteria, can promote defecation, prevent constipation.
④ sweet potato with lemon or dried plum with coarse tea combined eating method. Lemon and other fruits in the citric acid can stimulate the intestinal wall; sweet potatoes, coarse tea can adsorb the salt contained in the fruit, to help citric acid better play the role of laxative.
⑤ Black sesame seeds combined with japonica rice porridge to eat. Black sesame moisten the intestines, japonica rice to strengthen the spleen and increase the liquid, together with the effect of laxative.
7, why do you say often eat sweet potatoes can laxative?
Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, is a specialty of the south of China, very rich in sugar, fiber, vitamin A and vitamin C content is also quite a lot, has the effect of supplementing the cold, spleen and stomach, strong kidney yin. Edible fiber is the body to eliminate waste, eliminate toxins, because the fiber can retain water, prompting stool to increase the volume, peristaltic intestinal wall, conducive to defecation. Vitamin C and B are two of the best antioxidants rich in carrots, is the best substance to eliminate free radicals in the body. No wonder eating sweet potato porridge or radish porridge can cure constipation. This porridge consumption without any side effects, but also can fill the hunger and thirst. Sweet potatoes can be eaten in a variety of ways, or baked or boiled, or sweet potatoes peeled and cut into cubes with rice porridge food. Among them, sweet potato dice and rice boiled into porridge food, laxative effect is particularly good. Sweet potatoes eaten, to carrots and other substitutes, or raw tomatoes, bananas, etc., also have the same effect.
8, rhubarb to promote bowel movements what good?
Rhubarb, in people’s mind, is a bitter cold laxative Chinese medicine, but if used well, rhubarb can also be called “tonic”.
It is not only Astragalus and Radix et Rhizoma that are tonic herbs, Chinese medicine has the saying that the six internal organs are tonified by the use of “Tong”, the performance of rhubarb is to “Tong” for use. It excites the large intestine, increases the peristalsis of the large intestine, stimulates defecation, and has no obvious effect on the small intestine. Small doses of rhubarb can produce slow diarrhea, can eliminate intestinal corruption and filth, reduce the role of toxins, so that the symptoms of bloating and stuffiness of the belly can be lifted, people are light, the body also recovered, and over time, it played a “through for the use of tonic” role. Southern summer heat and humidity trapped people, people eat poorly, the whole body is not comfortable, if you take 3 grams of rhubarb, placed in boiling water bubble drink, once a day, get the slow diarrhea, the whole body suddenly have a sense of ease, relaxation. And rhubarb has a return to the intestines and gas, stomach and soothe the power of the dirty, to spend the hot summer season is very beneficial. It has also been reported that 3 grams of rhubarb, soaked in boiling water, 3 times a day for 2 months as a course of treatment, during the treatment period to stop taking other lipid-lowering drugs, the results, high blood lipid patients in 1 to 3 courses, cholesterol and triglycerides are reduced to normal levels. In addition, a single flavor is grinded and taken 3 grams at bedtime, and after 8-12 hours, it is slowly defecated, especially for children with constipation and frail patients, and can also be used to treat actual heat in the stomach and closed stools.
9.How to prevent constipation in the elderly?
Constipation is a distressing thing for many elderly people. In order to prevent constipation, the elderly should do the following.
① Regular bowel movements.
②Regulate diet, eat more vegetables and fruits.
③Increase the amount of water you drink.
④ Eat more sesame, honey and vegetable oil with laxative effect, and eat less stimulating food.
⑤Adhere to exercise.
Here, two other simple treatments without drugs are introduced.
① Press the tianshu point method: when defecating with the index finger or middle finger of the left hand, press hard on the left side of the tianshu point (in the navel next to about 3 cm, and then down 1 cm), when the soreness and swelling, then press there without moving. Persist for 10 seconds, there will be a feeling of wanting to relieve stool, and then combined with holding the breath to increase intra-abdominal pressure, you can discharge feces.
② turn waist gong method: posture for upright, two feet apart and shoulder width in a figure of eight, two hands crossed waist, two knees slightly flexed, to two knees not more than the tip of the foot is appropriate. Practice turning the waist. The order is left → before right → after for a circle, start turning clockwise 15 circles, then reverse 15 circles. Adhere to 1 to 2 times a day, preferably 1 1/2 hours after meals, if done in the early morning or before bedtime also has an effect.
10.How is the draining of the bowels done?
Requires the whole body to relax and naturally fall into silence. Practice posture is not limited, sitting, lying, standing. Intentional activity is intended to think of the umbilicus after the center of the abdomen a small group of Qi, and then let this small group of Qi clockwise direction in the abdomen around 36 circles, Qi returned to the Dantian. This is 1 time, do 3 times in a row. Finally, about 4 minutes of intention to guard the Dantian to close the work. Each practice time for about 20 minutes, 1 time each morning and evening. When the stool is smooth and consolidated, stop practicing.
11.How much do you know about diarrhea dietary remedies for children?
The following diarrhea quartet.
① with glutinous rice or millet on a civil fire fried brown (evenly fried scorched), then add water and boil for 1 to 2 hours, boiled into rice soup. Suspend breastfeeding, feed rice soup 40 to 60 ml daily, feed every 2 hours, even feed 4 to 6 times, the general watery stool will disappear, and then feed with rice soup and whole milk half and half until the stool is normal and then feed with ordinary milk.
Take the yolks of 10 hard-boiled eggs, put them in a casserole dish, bake them over a slow fire, and spoon out the oil whenever it comes out. Take the oil and finish it in 3 days, once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening, or several times a day. Mild cases will be cured in one dose, if not, you can take another dose, only 7 eggs can be used.
③ Taro contains a natural polysaccharide polymer plant colloid, which has a very good anti-diarrheal effect and can enhance the immune function of the body. The practice is: take a large strong taro boiled or boiled, peeled skin dipped in sugar to eat. No matter how much, 1 to 2 times a day (simple diarrhea can stop using other drugs). 1 to 2 days after the stool can be formed, diarrhea stopped.
④ cut fresh ginger 1 piece covered in the Shen Que point (navel), ginger and then heated compress, or moxibustion with moxa across the ginger piece
12.What is the effect of constipation on the human body?
Whatever the cause of constipation, if it is relieved within a short period of time, it will not bring much impact on health, but long-term constipation, especially if the interval between stools is too long (more than 3 days), then the situation is different.
First of all, there are digestive symptoms: in addition to difficulty in defecation, there is also abdominal pain, especially discomfort or dull pain in the lower abdomen, intestinal tinnitus, regurgitation, nausea, loss of breath, loss of appetite and belching. These symptoms are caused by food residues staying too long in the intestinal cavity, which are easy to ferment and rot and produce gases, such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, etc. These gases accumulate in large quantities in the intestinal cavity, which can swell the intestinal canal and obstruct venous blood return, resulting in digestive function being affected.
Secondly, systemic symptoms: it can be accompanied by headache, dizziness, fatigue, bitter mouth, palpitations, irritability, mental indifference and other symptoms, and even mild anemia and malnutrition.
Finally, the local performance: constipation on the local harm is mainly dry and hard fecal mass, damage to the anus, causing anal bleeding, pain and other symptoms, leading to the occurrence of anal fissures, hemorrhoids. If the original anal fissure, hemorrhoids and other anal diseases, constipation will also increase the degree of pain and bleeding. For patients with heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, constipation is a great threat. Due to excessive force during stool, sometimes can induce heart failure or cerebrovascular rupture bleeding, serious moments endanger the patient’s life. Therefore, these patients should take active measures to try to relieve constipation when it occurs.