Check blood sugar for constipation Some elderly people are prone to diabetic constipation, often trying their best to have a bowel movement only once in 3 to 4 days, but each time it is difficult to get out, and the application of laxatives is not effective. However, with the gradual control of blood sugar, constipation symptoms have also improved. Therefore, when diabetes and constipation exist at the same time, sugar lovers should think that constipation may be caused by diabetes, and should promptly test their blood sugar. Among the chronic complications of diabetes, neurogenic constipation can occur with autonomic neuropathy, especially in older diabetics. Most diabetic patients are accompanied by constipation, which is reported to occur in about 25% of diabetic patients. The main reason is due to high blood glucose to make the body dehydrated, the large intestine water reduction, causing dry stool, stool difficulties; diabetes caused by visceral autonomic nervous system dysfunction, resulting in gastrointestinal dysfunction, so that the large intestine emptying slowed down and cause constipation; diabetes, especially the elderly diabetic patients, activity is small, afraid to drink water for fear of urinating more, consume vegetables, especially less vegetables containing fiber, can also cause constipation; diabetes Patients often need to strictly control the diet, such as eating too little, it is difficult to stimulate intestinal peristalsis, is also the cause of constipation. Constipation can cause a psychological burden on the patient, affecting the patient’s mood, so that the secretion of insulin counteracting hormone increases, becoming a cause of blood sugar; can also cause a sharp rise in blood pressure, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage. Therefore, it is necessary to actively treat constipation. Here to give you three strokes: eat “gas-producing” food: sugar lovers should eat more fiber-rich vegetables, such as celery, loofah, etc., but also appropriate to eat some “gas-producing” food, such as tofu, bamboo shoots, radish, etc., can promote intestinal peristalsis, conducive to laxative. Do abdominal massage every day: you can do daily abdominal rubbing, abdominal and anal lifting exercises to improve bowel movements. Abdominal massage helps the gastrointestinal tract peristalsis, digestion and excretion. Abdominal massage should be along the large intestine in a clockwise direction, do circular massage. Massage can promote peristalsis of the large intestine, there is a mechanical push the role of feces forward. Every day in the morning and evening before bedtime massage, each time 5 to 10 minutes. In the defecation, in addition to massage the abdomen, but also from the bottom up massage the coccyx, lumbar vertebrae on both sides, help to complete the defecation reflex process. Strengthen the abdominal muscle strength: such as abdominal lifting, sit-ups, etc. Usually, you can also do more squatting and hip flexion and abdominal pressure to promote intestinal motility. Bedridden patients appropriate to increase the amount of activity, guide bed activities to promote gastrointestinal motility. For patients who can get out of bed, family members and babysitters can assist in life care and urge patients to do light activities such as walking around the room or ward 2 to 3 times a day. The most important thing for glucose patients to relieve constipation is to control blood sugar, the better the blood sugar control, the better the treatment effect of constipation; you can also apply the appropriate nerve nutrition drugs and gastrointestinal dynamics drugs.