Food therapy, as a traditional therapy, is very passable for modern people, after all, many of us also agree with the saying that what we eat makes up for what we eat and make up for what we have. And anal and intestinal diseases, especially constipation, in many cases is indeed because the disease enters through the mouth. Constipation is a common complex clinical disease, mainly refers to the reduction of bowel movements, fecal matter, fecal matter dry, fecal matter effort. This disease is very harmful to the patient’s physical health, but also can seriously affect the normal life. Constipation is a disease that requires symptomatic treatment, and the use of dietary therapy may be counterproductive. Here let’s clarify a few misconceptions about dietary therapy for constipation! Myth 1: Eat more radish can be laxative. This is a common misconception in food therapy for constipation. From the division of Chinese medicine, constipation can be divided into many types, such as internal heat and fire caused by heat constipation, spleen and kidney deficiency and fluid deficiency caused by deficiency constipation. In the middle-aged and elderly, the proportion of deficiency constipation is very large. White radish has the effect of eliminating food and relieving qi, but for middle-aged and elderly people, already because of the lack of qi leads to constipation, if the white radish diarrhea qi, constipation will be even heavier. Myth 2: to increase the intake of dietary fiber. Appropriate increase in dietary fiber can indeed alleviate constipation, but dietary fiber, some of the food will cause flatulence and abdominal pain, if it is poor gastrointestinal function of the people eat more of this kind of food instead of the gastrointestinal tract will cause irritation. In addition, not all dietary fiber-rich foods have a laxative effect. Myth 3: You can’t eat too much oil and meat. Appropriate intake of fat, in fact, can play a lubricating effect, constipation patients can be appropriate to eat slightly more sesame oil, or sesame seeds, can improve constipation. The meat is more protein, high protein food on the intestinal stimulation is not enough, constipated people can properly eat less. Myth 4: Eat more bananas can laxative. Many people think that bananas can moisturize, but in fact only ripe bananas can have this function, if you eat more raw bananas not only can not laxative, but will aggravate constipation. Because there is no ripe banana contains more tannic acid, the digestive tract has an astringent effect, will play a role in inhibiting the effect of gastrointestinal peristalsis. Myth 5: Drinking tea can be laxative. Most people feel that tea can remove the fire laxative, but in fact constipated people should not drink more tea. Because tea will actually play the role of astringent, drink more will aggravate constipation. Constipated people should pay attention to is timely replenishment of water, can ensure that the intestinal tract moist, help relieve constipation. In fact, dietary therapy for the relief of constipation to improve the situation has a certain effect, the key still lies in the right way, if the utility is not clear, or to choose the regular anorectal hospital for examination and treatment as well. In life, we should pay attention to replenish water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, maintain dietary balance, and maintain a good state of mind, while doing more exercise, can be very good to improve the situation of constipation.