What are the causes of constipation? How to treat constipation

Many people in life are troubled by constipation. Constipation has become the most common and most urgent problem to be solved. So, what are the causes of constipation? How to treat constipation? Let's follow the editor of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network to learn more.

What are the causes of constipation?

1. Not defecating when you should, always holding it in.

Nowadays, women are under great pressure from work, sleep late at night, and get up late in the morning, which makes them fail to go to the toilet in time when they feel the strongest urge to defecate in the morning; the feeling of stool accumulation in the intestines becomes dull, resulting in irregular bowel movements, and gradually, they lose the urge to defecate. In severe cases, they even lose the desire to defecate. Therefore, if you feel the urge to defecate, you should solve it immediately.

2. Often wear a waist belt or body shaper.

Nowadays, some women who love beauty always like to wear body shaping clothes or waist belts. Deputy Director Zhang Lun said that such clothes inhibit the parasympathetic nerves that regulate defecation, reduce the digestive juice secreted by the large intestine, and weaken the force that pushes food forward in the small intestine. Therefore, when food residues pass through the large intestine, it takes longer than normal. Therefore, constipation is easy to occur in this process.

3. Women like to eat fried foods, refined foods, spicy foods, etc.

Today's working people have many social engagements and eat meat and fish at almost every meal. However, Deputy Director Zhang Lun pointed out that the saturated fatty acids in red meat (such as pork, beef, and lamb) can easily cause intestinal health problems, and insufficient intake of crude fiber in food can easily lead to difficulty in defecation.

In addition, female white-collar workers nowadays are busy with work and usually eat fast food boxes with drinks. They try to drink less carbonated foods such as cola and soda that produce gas, and coffee and black tea that have strong diuretic effects because they absorb water in the body and have a counterproductive effect.

4. Psychological effect: Thinking that it is not possible to not have a bowel movement every day.

Although medically, if you have less than 3 bowel movements a week and less than 30g of bowel movement per day, you are considered constipated, but Deputy Director Zhang Lun said that the amount of bowel movement varies from person to person. If you don't feel particularly uncomfortable, there is no need to insist on having a bowel movement once a day. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive, and excessive attention to bowel movements will lead to constipation. So abandon those unnecessary obsessive ideas. A good mood and respect for the laws of nature are the most important.

5. Once constipation occurs, take constipation medicine habitually.

At present, there are many kinds of health products and teas for constipation and difficult defecation. In addition to smooth bowel movements, their effects also include weight loss and detoxification. Coupled with the publicity effect of advertisements, they are favored by many people. Deputy Director Zhang Lun said that habitual use of constipation drugs can easily lead to disorders in the normal functioning of the intestines, resulting in weak intestinal peristalsis, so that without the drugs, the intestines can hardly peristalsis on their own, thus leading to constipation.

6. Women in the workplace are accustomed to sitting for long periods of time and lack exercise.

Modern women tend to be less active than men, and are more likely to be sedentary and lack exercise, which slows down intestinal motility and fails to push the stool in the intestine forward quickly, increasing the stimulation of fecal carcinogens on the colon mucosa, which accumulates in the intestinal cavity and causes constipation. Because women's abdominal muscles have a relatively small ability to deliver stool, coupled with insufficient gastrointestinal pushing ability, constipation is more likely. In addition, Deputy Director Zhang Lun pointed out that the nervous and anxious mental state caused by work and life pressures can also disrupt the rhythm of gastrointestinal movement and lead to constipation.

7. Women’s unique physiology is one of the reasons why middle-aged women are prone to constipation.

During women's menstrual period, luteinizing hormone has the function of inhibiting large intestine peristalsis. At the same time, when the level of female hormone increases, intestinal movement becomes slow.

Finally, Deputy Director Zhang Lun pointed out that many female friends habitually take detoxification capsules and laxative teas to quickly solve the problem of constipation, which is very dangerous. These drugs contain rhubarb substances, which lead to melanin deposition in the intestines and easily form colon melanosis. Although colon melanosis and colon cancer are not inevitable, there is a certain relationship, so it is still necessary to use detoxification capsules and laxative teas with caution. Deputy Director Zhang Lun also suggested that the most fundamental way to properly regulate constipation is to treat the symptoms. If you regulate your physical condition, you can improve intestinal function. In addition, pay attention to more exercise, which also has a good effect on defecation.

Generally speaking, constipation is caused by the above seven reasons. The solution to constipation is to exercise more, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and maintain an optimistic attitude. This way you can stay away from constipation and maintain normal bowel habits.

How to treat constipation

1. There must be an appropriate amount of fiber in the diet.

2. Eat a certain amount of vegetables and fruits every day. Eat an apple on an empty stomach in the morning and evening or 1-3 bananas before each meal.

3. The staple food should not be too refined, and some coarse grains should be eaten appropriately.

4. Drink a glass of light salt water or honey water on an empty stomach in the morning, and massage your abdomen or turn your waist to let the water vibrate in the stomach and intestines to enhance the laxative effect. Drink more cold boiled water throughout the day to help moisten the intestines and promote defecation.

5. Engage in appropriate physical activities and strengthen physical exercise.

6. Massage your abdomen every night before going to bed to develop a habit of regular bowel movements.

7. Keep a good mood and lead a regular life.