Constipation, experienced by almost everyone, may hide the risk of systemic diseases, but is often overlooked. Constipation can be triggered by a variety of reasons, but it can trigger more diseases and sound a systemic alarm. How can you eliminate the causes and get rid of constipation? The four major causes of constipation: medically, it is called “constipation” if you have less than 2 bowel movements a week, dry and hard stools, and a painful process, or “chronic constipation” if it lasts for 2 months. 1.Living habits ① Irregular toilet use, tiredness at work, irregular work and rest and diet can cause abnormal intestinal bacteria, resulting in constipation. ② When the dietary fiber intake is insufficient and the water intake is too little, it will also increase the degree of dryness and hardness of the stool, making it difficult to defecate. 2, ageing newborn intestinal probiotics accounted for 90%, while the elderly intestinal probiotics only 10%. As we grow older, probiotics such as bifidobacteria in the human intestine will gradually decrease, resulting in slower intestinal peristalsis, which is an important cause of constipation in the middle-aged and elderly. 3, blood pressure changes Blood pressure changes caused by constipation manifested as “snail type constipation”, medically known as slow transmission type constipation. Its feces in the intestinal tract of the slower speed of discharge, will accumulate more and more, forming a vicious circle. Women with low blood pressure, low heart rate, and anemia are at high risk for chronic constipation. People with low blood pressure have unstable plant nervous function and weaker intestinal function, making them prone to constipation. There is a class of antihypertensive drugs called calcium antagonists that relax the smooth muscles of the intestine and slow down bowel movements. Antispasmodics, sedatives, antidepressants and anxiety medications, morphine and other drugs can also cause slow transmission type constipation. 4, other causes liver, kidney disease, abuse of antibiotics, etc. can trigger intestinal flora imbalance, reduce intestinal vitality, resulting in constipation. There is a special case of constipation, even if the stool every day or even have “diarrhea” symptoms, it may be hidden constipation, commonly in the elderly group. If you take anti-inflammatory painkillers on your own, it is likely to aggravate the condition and lead to hidden constipation. It is characterized by frequent bowel movements, but the volume is small or the bowel movement is laborious but not clean. (General diarrhea excretion volume is about 500ml) constipation will increase with age, and women are higher than men. The prevalence of chronic constipation in adults in China is 4-6%, and the prevalence of chronic constipation in people over 60 years old is as high as 22%. Such a common symptom, what are the hidden dangers? 1, intestinal diseases bacteria, diet, digestive metabolites together constitute the stool, of which 80% of the composition is bacteria. The most direct effect of prolonged non-defecation is to cause intestinal flora imbalance, leading to inflammation and even tumors. New onset constipation over 40 years old, accompanied by blood in stool, abdominal pain, deformed stool and other symptoms, need to be alert to intestinal tumors. Slender stools, flat stools and grooved stools may indicate intestinal tumors. 2, hemorrhoids, anal fissures Constipation is the main cause of hemorrhoids, anal fissures. Dry and hard stools directly damage the anus and surrounding skin mucosa, and prolonged breath-holding increases negative pressure, leading to impaired blood return to rectal and anal veins, which over time leads to anal fissures and hemorrhoids. The resulting painful defecation makes patients more afraid to defecate, further aggravating the condition. 3, Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s) human intake of excessive protein, decomposition will produce fecal odor, but 0.01g fecal odor is enough to poison a frog. When this toxin accumulates in the body, increasing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. 4, breast cancer The retention of feces in the intestinal tract for too long will lead to the imbalance of estrogen and androgen secretion in the human ovaries. Increased estrogen will stimulate breast tissue, leading to breast enlargement and increasing the risk of breast cancer. According to a survey conducted in California, the risk of breast cancer increases 5 times for people with constipation. 5, cardiovascular disease constipated patients in the toilet, the whole body muscles in a state of contraction, abdominal pressure increases, the pressure in the thoracic cavity also increased, resulting in an increase in the amount of cardiac blood return, increased vascular pressure, often manifested as bruises exposed, face red, sweating, prone to cerebrovascular rupture, myocardial infarction and other diseases. In particular, patients with cardiovascular disease should not use too much force to defecate. Constipation can cause many problems, such as acne, bad breath, obesity, serious can also induce a variety of diseases, can be a costly and expensive thing. Bad habits and intestinal environment is the main cause of constipation, improve constipation, eliminate the causes is the key to do this “six” easily get rid of constipation: 1, do not do night owl Whether it is to work late or play games, stay up late into the modern people often have a state of life. Long-term irregular night owl work and rest time will lead to disruption of the biological clock rule, the plant nervous system regulatory dysfunction, it is not surprising that induced constipation. 2, do not do “hold back” in fact, normal people defecate is a certain rule, every day to the “stool” point colon will reflect the stool to tell you should defecate. If you often hold your stool when the urge arises and miss the normal defecation time, the entire defecation reflex will eventually be destroyed and the interval between defecations will become longer and longer, resulting in inconvenience or difficulty in defecation. And, the colon will suck back the water in the stool, the longer the poo in the intestines will be drier and harder to discharge. 3, do not do the toilet “literati” The older generation may like to go to the toilet with a newspaper to spend time, for the younger generation, the toilet must hold the phone to go. Reading or games will prolong the time to the toilet, causing unnecessary pressure on the anus. So it is best to go to the toilet quickly, read less newspapers or cell phones, to control the defecation time within 3 minutes, conducive to smooth defecation. 4, do not do “lazy” as the saying goes, often exercise to “intestine” young, modern people are prone to constipation due to lack of exercise. Because the intestinal peristalsis not only need the stimulation of feces, but also need the assistance of external forces. Modern people are sedentary for a long time, lack of exercise, will only lead to slow intestinal peristalsis, muscle contraction weakness, lower abdominal pressure makes defecation power is insufficient, so it is easy to constipation. 5, do not let your mouth fried, fried food is good, but do not greedy eat Oh ~ because too much intake of fried puffed food, a variety of meat, greasy heavy food, sweets, etc., will affect the digestive function of the gastrointestinal, and these fire food will hurt fluid to cause intestinal dryness and constipation. Therefore, to maintain a balanced diet and light and easy to digest, can effectively prevent and improve constipation. 6, do not abuse drugs a constipation to eat laxatives, and your laxatives once you eat diarrhea, it is best to throw it away. Because most of this laxative medicine contains laxative ingredients, such as rhubarb, senna, etc.. Long-term use of these laxatives will produce drug resistance, and eventually lead to intestinal peristalsis weakness, can not defecate on their own.