Women with long-term constipation and no urge to defecate

Constipation is very common in daily life, and there are many reasons for constipation. So how can women relieve constipation? If a woman suffers from constipation, how should she take care of herself? Will it cause other harm to our body? What are the causes of female constipation? Let us take a look at the relevant introduction together.

Causes of constipation in women

Reason 1: Not having regular bowel movements

If you feel the urge to urinate, don't just hold it in. If you suppress the urge to urinate, you will not be able to defecate again. Because the stomach and intestines will lose their sensitivity to the stimulation of feces over time, the feces will become drier and harder if they stay in the intestines for too long. Therefore, why not treat "defecation" as a top priority and deal with it as soon as you feel the urge to urinate.

Reason 2: Reading books or newspapers while defecating

There are always some people who will definitely take this book or newspaper when they go to the bathroom. This is actually a very bad habit. When you have constipation, sitting on the toilet and reading books and newspapers seems very relaxing. However, many people may not know that after 10 minutes, if you are still sitting on the toilet, it will cause unnecessary pressure on the anus, and the health of the anus will be secretly damaged.

Reason 3: Frequent wearing of shaping belts or corsets

Tight underwear inhibits the sympathetic nerves that regulate defecation activities, reduces the digestive enzymes secreted by the intestines, and weakens the force that breaks down and pushes food forward in the colon. Therefore, it takes longer for food to remain in the intestines than normal. In this process, constipation can easily occur. Therefore, women with severe constipation should try not to wear tight underwear, especially when sleeping, and should not put too much restraint on the body.

Reason 4: Taking constipation medicine subconsciously

If you take constipation medicine for a long time, it will definitely cause harm to your body. Since they cannot use their own abilities to defecate, they have to rely on external forces, which causes dependence. Over time, the intestinal cavity will become soft, which will harm the human body.

Reason 5: Diet is too delicate and has little residue

With the development of my country's social economy and the improvement of living standards, people have increased their consumption of livestock foods, eating more non-vegetarian foods such as chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and eating less cereal foods, mainly rice and refined noodles. Because the food is too delicate, the intake of dietary fiber is reduced, which leads to slow intestinal peristalsis and difficult defecation, resulting in constipation. According to a nutritional survey of Chinese residents, the average daily dietary fiber intake of each person has decreased from 26 grams in the past to 17 grams.

Reason 6: Not taking enough fluid

It is best for constipation patients to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day. Especially in the morning, drinking a glass of warm water on an empty stomach can wake up the intestines and stimulate the gastrointestinal response. Furthermore, 70% of feces are water. From this point of view, adequate water intake is very necessary to improve constipation. Because if our body is dehydrated, the water in the stool will be absorbed by the intestines, resulting in the stool becoming drier. The hard stool cannot pass smoothly through the duodenum and anus, which causes pain during defecation, damage to the anus, and anal fissures and other adverse symptoms.

Reason 7: Low exercise intensity

Sitting for a long time and being lazy, long-term dislike of exercise, slow intestinal motility, weak muscle contraction, and increased abdominal pressure lead to insufficient defecation power and are prone to constipation.

How to improve women's constipation problem

(1) Start with diet

Eat more grain foods. Foods rich in fiber include rice, wheat, corn, bran, and primary processed grains.

Eat more vegetable foods. Those rich in fiber include greens, broccoli, rapeseed, cabbage, lettuce, sweet potato, yam, potato, radish, tomato, and loofah.

(2) Improvement in lifestyle

Develop the habit of drinking a glass of water on an empty stomach after waking up.

Develop the habit of regular bowel movements and don't hold back.

(3) From the perspective of medication treatment

If the constipation condition is serious, you can also consider using medicines to improve the discomfort symptoms. Commonly used medicines include Bibaik capsules, enema, etc.