Constipation is a common clinical condition that occurs throughout a person’s life, some of which are transient and some of which can become chronic. A large part of constipation misconceptions, constipation is a small disease, not worth going to the hospital, just go to the drugstore to buy some laxatives to eat to solve. In fact, constipation to human health hazards are not negligible. Toxins in the body, mainly through the feces out of the body, long-term constipation, body toxins can not be discharged in a timely manner, can induce inflammation, tumors and other diseases; the elderly are suffering from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular chronic diseases, constipation often leads to the occurrence and aggravation of complications, seriously affecting the quality of life of the elderly.
In fact, constipation is a multidisciplinary disease, living habits, living environment, diseases, drugs, mental and other factors may lead to constipation. But the main causes can be attributed to two kinds
1.Constipation caused by organic lesions
such as intestinal stricture or anal outlet obstruction caused by tumor, inflammation, etc.
2, functional constipation
Such as low colonic power function, emptying disorder, intestinal peristaltic function, rectal pressure sensing function, etc. Patients with constipation should go to the hospital for examination to confirm the cause of constipation. If you do not do the examination and take the medicine at home, you may have some effect in the short term, but there is a risk of masking the condition and delaying the treatment, like Chen Da Ma. Long-term use of laxatives can also lead to laxative-dependent colonization, resulting in irreversible constipation and a lifetime of suffering.
Most people’s constipation is functional and can be restored to normal bowel habits with reasonable treatment. However, if there are alarm signals, such as alternating constipation and diarrhea, abdominal pain before stool, blood or mucus in the stool, progressive weight loss, anemia, etc., colonoscopy must be performed to rule out organic colorectal pathology. Many people are reluctant to undergo colonoscopy mainly because they are afraid that it will be painful and unbearable. In fact, colonoscopy is not as painful as people think, with the progress of medical technology, colonoscopy as a routine examination has been very mature.
3.How to prevent constipation in daily life
(1) Pay attention to breakfast
After breakfast, food will cause the stomach and colon reflex, prompting the colon to produce peristalsis and pushing defecation.
(2) Develop the habit of drinking water in the morning
After getting up, drink a glass of boiled water or milk, honey, juice, are conducive to the role of defecation.
(3) Eat appropriate food
(3) Eat a variety of grains, vegetables, cereals, cereal peel contains more fiber, the intestinal cavity has a stimulating effect, conducive to correct constipation.
(4) Stop taking laxatives
constipation can not rely on laxatives, can eat more black sesame, walnut, sunflower seeds, almonds, mulberry seeds, fire hemp seeds, pine nuts and other foods, laxative.
(5) keep optimistic
Be mentally optimistic, sadness and sorrow can easily lead to constipation.
(6) Do more exercise
Walking, running, massaging the abdomen, playing tai chi, etc. can strengthen the gastrointestinal movement, easy to defecate.