Constipation during menstruation is usually caused by irregular diet, imbalance of hormone secretion levels in the body, resulting in endocrine disorders, emotional abnormalities and other reasons. You can take the following treatments to relieve the symptoms of constipation: dietary adjustments, medication, emotional adjustment and so on.
1. Dietary regulation: constipation during menstruation should pay attention to adjusting the diet, diet should be balanced, eat more vegetables, eat fruits appropriately, and add coarse grains to the staple food appropriately, in order to enable the gastrointestinal tract to take in enough dietary fiber to accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis and alleviate constipation; don’t eat cold and oily food, so as not to affect the gastrointestinal tract’s digestive function and aggravate the symptom of constipation.
2. medication: constipation during menstruation can be taken orally some laxative drugs, such as: lactulose, etc., can increase the volume of feces, lubricate the intestinal tract, relieve constipation; can also be taken orally probiotic preparations, such as: bifidobacteria, bacillus licheniformis, etc., to regulate the environment of the intestinal flora, relieve constipation; can also be used externally with Keserol and other lubricants, to promote fecal discharge.
3. Emotional regulation: pay attention to the regulation of emotions during menstruation, you can listen to music, reading, walking, etc., to reduce stress and relieve anxiety, so as to regulate the endocrine, relieve constipation.
The above drugs should be used under the guidance of clinicians to avoid adverse consequences.