Long-term chronic constipation will make people’s physical and mental health is greatly jeopardized, the elderly due to the organ function of the body gradually decline, constipation will bring a lot of health hazards to the elderly. What are the main health hazards of constipation on the elderly? In the face of old age constipation there should be how to prevent it? Today I’ll give you a talk about this issue. 1, cause systemic diseases induced neuropsychiatric disorders: suffer from constipation in the elderly due to constipation long-term torture often have mental tension, anxiety, insomnia and forgetfulness, dizziness and nausea and other neuropsychiatric symptoms, and some even mental depression, in turn, these symptoms will also make the constipation and the accompanying symptoms aggravated. Increase the risk factors of cardiovascular disease: research has confirmed that straining to defecate can cause blood pressure to rise suddenly 30-50 mmHg, this sudden rise in blood pressure will make the original hypertensive disease of the elderly cardiovascular load increased dramatically, induced angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke and sudden death of the rate of a significantly higher. 2, aggravate rectal-anal diseases elderly gastrointestinal function weakened, defecation frequency decreased, feces in the rectal memory longer easy to cause constipation, and the secret of the dry hard fecal stimulation so that the local edema, blood transport obstacles, can cause or aggravate the rectal-anal diseases (proctitis, fissure, hemorrhoids, ulcers, etc.) and the formation of a vicious circle. The effect of local surgery will also have a great impact. 3, cause gastrointestinal nerve dysfunction constipation, fecal retention, absorption of harmful substances can cause gastrointestinal nerve dysfunction in the elderly and lead to loss of appetite, abdominal distension, belching, bitter taste in the mouth, anus venting and other manifestations. 4, cause abnormal diarrhea constipation in the elderly often due to fecal matter embedded in the rectal cavity is difficult to discharge, but a small amount of watery fecal matter can bypass the fecal matter from the anus when defecating, as the so-called Chinese medicine said “hot knot bypass flow” this situation is sometimes mistaken for diarrhea. This condition is sometimes mistaken for diarrhea, thus ignoring the fact that the root cause of this abnormal diarrhea is constipation. At this time if the misuse of antidiarrheal agents, but will aggravate constipation. 5, cause multiple abdominal pain in the elderly due to chronic constipation to defecation conditioned reflex is low, sphincter relaxation, decreased constipation, a large number of hard fecal matter leads to incomplete intestinal obstruction, stimulate the proximal intestinal wall muscle contraction, causing paroxysmal abdominal pain. Intermittent relaxation of the intestinal wall muscles can relieve abdominal pain. Therefore, abdominal pain can be recurrent. Its performance is as follows: abdominal pain is irregular, repeated sudden, paroxysmal attacks, lasting several minutes to tens of minutes. The pain site is not fixed, common in the umbilicus (umbilicus) and the whole abdomen, can be light or heavy, no abnormal performance between attacks. 6, cause fecal ulcer Harder fecal matter compression of the intestinal lumen and pelvic surrounding structures, hindering the expansion of the colon, so that the rectum or colon pressure and the formation of fecal ulcers, serious cases can cause intestinal perforation. It is one of the serious complications of constipation. 7, prone to rectal cancer People with habitual constipation, especially middle-aged and old people with habitual constipation, are most likely to suffer from rectal cancer. The research so far thinks that due to the slowing down of gastrointestinal peristalsis and weakening of digestive ability, the dry feces can stay in the intestine for a long time, which aggravates the stimulation of fecal carcinogens to the mucous membrane of the intestine, and this is the main cause of inducing rectal cancer. 8, easy to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease Australian Medical University of Sydney professor research found that the human intestinal bacteria can be undigested protein decomposition into ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, histamine, mercaptan and indole and other toxic substances. Long-term constipation of the elderly can not be these toxic substances out of the body in a timely manner, when these toxic substances more than the liver detoxification capacity, it will enter the brain with the blood circulation and damage the central nervous system, so that the normal function of the brain nerve disorders, intellectual decline and memory loss. Especially the elderly, due to the relative reduction in the amount of food, digestive decline, coupled with less activity, easy constipation and lead to Alzheimer’s disease. 9, cause pelvic floor disease attack Chronic constipation not only makes the rectum long-term involvement, but also affects the bladder prostate and pelvic floor muscles and other pelvic organs function. If the pelvic floor muscles are often in a state of relaxation or abnormal tension, will cause the pelvic organs to shift or even prolapse, the result will not only make the constipation worse, but also cause organ dysfunction and prolapse, common perineum decline, rectal protrusion, uterine or bladder prolapse, a variety of pelvic floor hernia, and some will also cause incontinence. For the long-term constipation of the elderly, first of all should identify the causes of constipation, and then according to the following principles for prevention and treatment. Adjust the diet structure to eat more fiber-rich vegetables and fruits. For the missing teeth, chewing inconvenience of the elderly can be cut vegetables, chopped, appropriate to eat some cereals, bran and other coarse grains, eat less spicy and fried food, quit smoking and alcohol. Will drink water every morning drink warm water or cool water a cup (300 ~ 500 ml), can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, help defecation, also can be used jujube boiled soup or honey water, in order to lubricate the bowels. Life should be regular to develop a good habit of regular bowel movements every day, regardless of whether there is a desire to go to the toilet on time, over time will develop a habit. Adhere to appropriate physical exercise physical exercise can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis enhancement, secretion increase, help to maintain smooth stool. Another early in the morning on an empty stomach, to the umbilical cord as the center, clockwise, counterclockwise massage 100 times, have the effect of preventing and treating constipation.