Constipation is an unpleasant disease that occurs in a significant number of people.
It affects all age groups, including children( most often constipation disturbs older people).
The disease is treatable at home, but requires perseverance and a dramatic change in lifestyle.
- The causes of
- Symptoms
- Treatment methods
- Medicinal plants
- Therapeutic diet
- Urgent bowel evacuation
- Massage and physical exercises
- Medications
- Treatment in pregnant women
This disease is a regular malfunction in the functioning of the intestine.
During constipation, there is insufficient emptying of the stool, which is chronic.
Each person has a defecation frequency, but with constipation the interval between bowel emptying is 2 or more days.
Causes of
There are several main reasons that contribute to the appearance of constipation:
- improper diet - when constipated in a person's diet includes a lot of simple carbohydrates( buns, sugar), fats, fried foods, carbonated drinks, sausages, sausages.
At the same time, the amount of healthy food( fiber-rich) - fresh vegetables, bran, sour-milk products is minimized or completely absent, - lack of pure drinking water in the daily diet - a significant part of people suffer from dehydration without even guessing about it.
A healthy person should drink up to 2 liters of water a day.
If there is a violation of the drinking regime, constipation occurs, - , the minimum physical activity of - the fewer people move, the more likely the appearance of constipation.
For this reason, violation of bowel defecation is considered a professional disease of drivers, programmers and other representatives of inactive subjects; - long stay in stressful situations ,
- disease( including chronic) - prostatitis, diabetes, hemorrhoids, inflammation of the uterus, intestinal cancer;
- long-term treatment with medicines.
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Constipation often occurs after any surgery and in the elderly.
Symptoms of
- rare bowel evacuation( once every two days),
- feeling of incomplete emptying,
- , small amount of solid and dry feces is released during defecation,
- decrease in appetite,
- decrease in performance,
- abdominal pain, flatulence and bloating,
- permanent fatigue, nervousness and sleep disturbance,
- bad mood, loss of strength,
- feeling of pressure on the stomach( it seems that the drum is swallowed).
Methods of treatment
People have accumulated the traditional experience of treating any diseases for centuries. With the development of medicine, people's ways have receded into the background. But often they quickly and easily help get rid of many diseases.
There are a large number of ways to fully adjust the intestinal work in folk ways. If home methods do not help, you can consult a doctor.
The use of traditional recipes is in cases where constipation and its corresponding state do not threaten a person's life.
If the patient's situation is severe, or constipation is caused by diseases of the endocrine system, serious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is worth contacting the hospital.
Medicinal plants
1. Garlic has an anti-inflammatory effect. It improves peristalsis, increases the number of defecations.
To consume garlic is in raw form, it should be added to salads, used as a seasoning.
The effectiveness of processed garlic( fried or boiled) is significantly reduced.
2. Lemon juice helps to eliminate constipation.
In a glass of warm boiled water, add pure lemon juice( water should be as warm as possible, but not hot).
Drink such a drink several times a day and constipation will begin to pass.
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3. Herbal teas soften the stool and help with defecation.
You can take any tea from herbs, but it's best to use tea from dandelions.
Brew a bag of dandelion in hot water, let it brew for 10 to 15 minutes.
Drink a drink twice a day and soon be sure of good results.
4. Apple vinegar improves digestion, helps to cope with constipation. Add two tablespoons of vinegar to a glass of cold water.
Take this drink three times a day, before eating.
5. An excellent tool in the fight against constipation is aloe .Take a few dense, fleshy leaves( they should not be old or young).
Wash them well, cut the spines and put them in the refrigerator for two weeks. Then pass the aloe through the meat grinder, squeeze out the juice.
Take one tablespoon of this juice a day.
If desired, the laxative is mixed with honey or milk.
6. Ordinary beet perfectly fights with constipation.
Each breakfast, prepare the next salad - mix the sauerkraut, a small amount of walnuts and grated beets on the grater.
Pour the salad with vegetable oil( olive or sunflower).
Starting breakfast with this salad, you will forever forget about constipation.
7. You can get rid of constipation using dried fruits .In the evening, prepare 150 grams of dried apricots, prunes( remove bones), raisins and figs.
Pour them with boiling water and leave until the morning. In the morning, drain the water, add a teaspoon of hay( this herb is sold in a pharmacy), grind the mixture in a blender.
Add 150 grams of honey to the mixture, mix well the tasty medicine.
Take a teaspoon every evening, wash down with warm water.
8. Castor oil works well( how to take).
Drink 2 teaspoons of oil just before bedtime.
Treatment can not be continued for more than 1 week.
Therapeutic diet
Usually, defecation is broken due to improper nutrition. Normalization of the diet, a change in lifestyle will help in a few weeks to forget about constipation.
1. Take food in fractional and small portions 6 - 8 times a day .
Incompatible products( eg carbohydrates with proteins) should not be mixed in one step.
2. Eliminate all useless( even harmful) products.
These include: muffin, carbonated drinks, sweets, mayonnaise, condiments, margarine, sausages, canned goods.
3. It is necessary to enrich the diet with fiber : fresh vegetables, fruits, bran, cereals( any cereals), nuts and seeds.
4. Eat more dairy products .
Buy kefir, natural yogurt, but without various additives.
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5. Protein products( meat, fish, eggs) should be eaten in boiled or stewed.
Try to minimize fried foods.
6. A sufficient amount of pure water should be consumed per day.
The calculation is as follows: 30 milliliters of water per kilogram of weight.
7. You should eat in a relaxed environment , thoroughly chewing food, abundantly moistening it with saliva.
When you normalize your diet, constipation will forever disappear from your life.
Urgent bowel evacuation
It is worth remembering that they have contraindications( enemas in no case be made pregnant), unnatural methods of emptying can not be resorted to too often.
This will only lead to a worsening of the bowel. There are several types of enemas:
- cleansing - take 2 liters of boiled water at room temperature. Pour them into the mug of Esmarch.
Enter in the intestine first half a liter of water, go to the toilet, freeing the rectum.
Then pour in the remaining water.
She will clean the small intestine, - hypertonic - take 2 teaspoons of salt, dilute them in 100 milliliters of water.
Use a syringe to inject 50 milliliters of this solution into the anus.
You can use magnesium instead of brine, - oil - one of the safest enemas.
But it will not give effect until 8 hours later.
Take 20 to 50 milliliters of oil( sunflower, apricot or olive oil).
Preheat it to 37 degrees.
If desired, dilute with warm water.
Do microclyster - the volume of the injected solution should not be more than 50 milliliters.
Massage and physical exercises
Sports are well helped to eliminate constipation. If there is no possibility to go to the fitness room, then you can ride a bicycle or just walk on foot. Good swimming and yoga help.
Excellent promotes in the fight against constipation exercise bike - perform it you need lying on your back.
You can do a light massage yourself:
- do circular movements clockwise along the colon, massage for a minute,
- gently stroke the stomach from the solar plexus to the pubis before going to bed.
Medications
There are various medications that help fight constipation.
These can be laxatives for oral administration, rectal suppositories and microclysters.
Drugs that take orally have different effects on the intestines:
- irritant drugs - they stimulate the intestinal mucosa, can cause spasms, so they can not be used for a long time( Bisacodyl, Sodium Picasulphate, Castor oil),
- prebiotics - drugs, which contribute to the mild elimination of stool, they normalize the intestinal microflora( Lactulose, Dufalac, Lactitol).They can be used up to 3 months, but after consulting a doctor,
- fillers are preparations that increase the volume of intestinal contents. But they do not suit all people.
Such products include: flax seed, bran, psyllium husk, - phytomedication are laxatives that are of vegetable origin. They easily help to relieve the intestines.
These drugs include: Phytolax, Ramnil, Kafiol, Proctophytol, Laxatives.
But these drugs can cause allergic reactions, - osmotic drugs - drugs that increase osmotic pressure, contribute to the removal of stool.
These are usually saline solutions, they are used before medical examinations - Macrogol, Forlax, Magnesium sulphate, Lavakol.
Candles or microclysters can be used for emergency emptying. Defecation will occur after 5 - 20 minutes.
These include Glycerin suppositories, Bisacodyl, Evacueux, suppositories with sea buckthorn oil for painful hemorrhoids( Relief), microclasms of Micro Lax.
Before using these medications, it is worthwhile to read the contraindications. A large number of candles can not be used by pregnant women and children.
Treatment in pregnant women
Only pregnant doctors should prescribe medicines. Pregnant women should normalize their diet, eat foods that contain fiber, move more and often visit the fresh air.
Conclusion
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