I got up in the morning and went to the bathroom in a daze, but before I reached the door, I heard inside…
Um… ah… ouch…
Young I blushed at once. Early in the morning, my energy was so exuberant. Just as I was about to unfold my rich imagination, my roommate came out of the bathroom alone and said with a gaunt face:
I can’t pull it out in the morning. I am constipated.
Oh, it turned out to be constipation.
But looking back, no, it’s constipation if you can’t pull it out at one time? I’m afraid many people have such and such misunderstandings about constipation. Today we will talk about four common misunderstandings about constipation.
If you don’t see soft poop, is it constipation?
Of course, if we have defecation every day, and it is smooth, soft and effortless to pull it out, it is the most reassuring, but the human body, a complicated guy, sometimes makes a random [shake], which may lead to changes in defecation.
Then the question arises: am I constipated? What is constipation? Do you want to see a doctor?
In fact, for constipation, there is a clear medical judgment standard:
- Walking slowly: refers to the reduction of defecation frequency (< 3 times/week) and dry and hard feces; Poor response: defecation is time-consuming and laborious, and always feels that defecation is not enough or hand-assisted defecation is needed; Long time: Symptoms last for at least 6 months.
Remember this standard, when defecation changes, first check whether your condition is normal, and then decide what to do next.
Constipation is not a big problem, can you muddle along?
Constipation always gives people a feeling of saying that it is not big or small. If something goes wrong, perhaps many people will have a muddle along attitude of “there should be no problem, we will talk about it in two days”.
However, constipation…
STEP 1 Be ill
For constipation that suddenly occurs over 40 years old or is accompanied by alarm symptoms such as emaciation and hematochezia, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination to eliminate the possibility of other diseases.
If the improvement is still not obvious after adjusting the lifestyle and routine laxative drug therapy, further examination is also needed to clarify the type of constipation and symptomatic treatment.
2. Lower the quality of life and disturb the good mood.
To tell the truth, it’s really a little tired and unloving to come here every morning. Over time, it may affect your mood, even your normal work and social life.
It’s really constipation, don’t wait for the problem to disappear without saying a word, solve constipation, a relaxed!
Banana, honey water, [laxative tea], can solve constipation problem?
[Eating, drinking, pulling and scattering] These things are indeed closely related, so after constipation occurs, there are more suggestions for dietary adjustment. Some foods can really help, but others are just making up for the number.
1. Bananas
In fact, eat more raw bananas, because its tannic acid content is high, but it is easy to cause constipation. Even ripe bananas, cellulose content is not more prominent than other fruits, but you can eat oranges, pears or pitaya.
Step 2: Honey Water
Honey water is probably the most commonly used folk prescription. Seriously speaking, it does have some improvement effect, but only if your body [fructose intolerance] and drink a lot.
The former is determined by genes, while the latter comes at the cost of drinking dozens of grams of honey. Are you not afraid of gaining weight?
3. [laxative tea]
This is even more ridiculous.
Many [laxative teas] will illegally add laxative ingredients, which may have obvious effects at the beginning of drinking, but it [treats the symptoms but not the root causes]. Drinking for a long time will disturb intestinal peristalsis, and the body will also rely on it. If you don’t drink it, you won’t pull it at all, even blackening the intestines and losing normal functions.
This method of drinking poison to quench thirst, don’t let it be.
To treat, you can only change your living habits and take laxatives?
In general, doctors will advise constipated people to eat more fruits, vegetables and grains at ordinary times, exercise more, drink more water and defecate regularly. However, for some people with serious conditions, besides changing their lifestyle, they also need to take more targeted treatment.
Step 1 Stimulate colonic peristalsis
Take osmotic laxatives, which can carry more water to the intestinal tract, increase stool volume and promote intestinal peristalsis.
If conventional osmotic laxatives are ineffective, prokinetic drugs can be considered. These drugs can directly stimulate the intestinal tract and accelerate its peristalsis. For patients with slow colon peristalsis, these drugs can bring significant improvement.
In rare cases, surgery can also be performed to remove most of the colon, shorten the walking distance of stool and allow it to be pulled out faster.
2. Coordinate anorectal movement
For patients with anorectal incongruity, there is a new therapy abroad: behavioral therapy.
The reason for constipation in these patients is that their defecation movements are wrong. Behavioral therapy can let them directly see their defecation movements are wrong. Through continuous practice, they can learn the correct defecation movements, thus treating constipation.
According to statistics, this therapy can help half of patients with anorectal incongruity to improve their quality of life, but this therapy has not been widely popularized in China at present.