Working women, especially those in their 30s and 40s, are often plagued by constipation. This is mainly because professional women are often mentally stressed and always feel stressed at work, while lacking exercise; some women become constipated over time because they do not want to go to the toilet somewhere other than at home. Frequent constipation can make a person look gray and depressed, and in serious cases, habitual constipation can occur, leading to breast cancer, high blood pressure and other diseases.
In most cases, constipation is caused by abnormal bowel movements, and there are no organic disorders of the intestines themselves.
Generally speaking, there are four types of constipation in working women.
The first type is simple constipation. Temporary constipation caused by changes in life patterns (such as business trips, etc.), and the symptoms tend to disappear on their own when life returns to normal.
The second type is delayed constipation. Age, weakness and lack of exercise of professional women often cause constipation due to loosening of the large intestine, the ability to send stool decreased.
The third type is habitual constipation. Due to time constraints in the morning or suspicion of office public toilets are not clean, some professional women in the sense of stool also forced to hold back, this situation will lead to sensory nerve dulling in the rectum, easy to cause habitual constipation;.
The fourth type is spasmodic constipation. Constipation sometimes alternates with diarrhea, and overwork and mental stress of working women are its root causes.
Constipation is very dangerous to the health of working women. Research proves that women who have daily bowel movements have a 5% chance of getting breast cancer, while those who have less than 2 bowel movements per week have a 25% chance of getting breast cancer. In addition, the accumulation of toxins in the body brought about by constipation leads to metabolic disorders and endocrine disorders, which can cause skin pigmentation, dry hair, chloasma, acne, etc. in professional women.
Dietary methods to prevent and improve constipation.
If constipation occurs, professional women should try not to rely on drugs, but should adjust their diet to relieve the trouble of constipation.
1. Eat more high-fiber foods.
You can eat black date juice (purple dew), black date juice to stimulate intestinal peristalsis is more effective, can start from a small amount of about 10 ~ 20 grams per day to increase, depending on the improvement of personal constipation and then adjust the amount of food.
2. Drink more water.
Wake up in the morning and drink 300~500cc of boiled water to cleanse the stomach and intestines and help defecate. It is recommended to drink 6~8 cups of water every day, because when taking in more dietary fiber, it needs to be paired with enough water to improve constipation.
3, supplement intestinal probiotics.
The market sells a lot of yogurt or probiotic capsules of health food, can be supplemented in moderation, more intestinal probiotics, better digestion and absorption, more will not be constipated! But drinking yogurt needs to pay attention to the problem of too sweet and excessive sugar calories!
4, eat more fruits rich in natural enzymes.
Many fruits have enzymes that can help digestion, for example: papaya and pineapple, good digestion, natural constipation is not easy!
5, eat less fried and refined processed foods.
Oil and fat will slow down intestinal peristalsis, making constipation more serious.
6, do not blindly take drugs:.
Constipated professional women often blindly buy those “special” detoxification, weight loss drugs on the advertisements. These drugs may be able to immediately achieve the effect of bowel movements, but they often make people dependent on drugs, and once the drug is discontinued, the constipation begins again.
Therefore, the correct approach after suffering from constipation is to first change the bad bowel habits through food therapy, if after a period of time, these methods still have little effect, and then take medication; medication should start with a mild laxative, if it does not work and then choose a stronger drug, if the diarrhea should be reduced by the right amount of medication.
7. Seek medical attention at the right time.
If the constipation does not improve after changing your diet and lifestyle habits, it may be caused by other reasons or diseases, so you should consult a specialist for diagnosis and treatment.