Constipation in adults and children: what to do, the causes and treatment

Causes of constipation

The frequency of the stool depends on the nature of the food and the volume of food taken. If people eat mainly plant food, then the chair will be twice a day, with mixed food - once, and if the food is mostly meat, with an abundance of boiled or fried chicken eggs, then the chair is once every two to three days.

Constipation often occurs in elderly people due to weak intestinal activity( flaccid peristalsis) or nutrition. Constipation can occur with long-lasting chronic diseases, general weakening of the body, with mechanical obstruction in the intestine and with weakening of the intestinal muscles.

So-called spastic constipation can develop due to sedentary habits, bad habits, occupational poisoning, mental illness( with unstable nervous system), etc.

Constipation may cause discomfort, bowel pain, headache,loss of appetite.

It should be remembered that even short-term constipation leads to self-poisoning of the body, therefore, when they appear, urgent measures must be taken: to consult a doctor, to help herbs, to enemas.

Constipation: home treatment

Treatment of constipation with folk remedies

At home, when indigestion of the stomach, wild carrot seeds ( take 1g three times a day) or the following herbal laxatives are useful.

Eat 1-2 medium sized oranges before bedtime.

Alexandrian sheet ( Senna).One of the best laxatives, as it strengthens the muscles of the intestinal wall and intensifies peristalsis. To prepare the infusion, take 1 tablespoon of Alexandrian leaves and pour for 8 hours with a glass of cold water. Drink it on an empty stomach in the morning.

If you take pods of a plant, then in an amount of 8-10 pieces pour ½ cup of cold water and leave overnight. Drink water in the morning, throw out the pods.

Drink an hour before bedtime infusion( 150-200 g) of purified hips.

Drink two glasses of warm water with 1 teaspoon of baking soda in the morning on an empty stomach .

Before going to bed, drink a glass of kefir with a tablespoon of sunflower oil.

Tincture of onions. Fill two-thirds of the bottle with chopped onion and pour over with alcohol or vodka. Allow to stand for 14 days. Take 10 drops before dinner.

Suffering permanent constipation is useful to drink compote from dried cherries and apples ( 200 ml 3-4 times a day), brine sauerkraut with yeast ( 1/2 cups in a warm form), water in which it was soakedcranberries, water, in which long brewed oats or plums.

Juice radish is a good tool that enhances peristalsis. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day.

Cucumber brine has laxative properties. Cucumbers must lie in this brine for at least a month without spices and seasonings.

For spastic constipation, drink juice of fresh potatoes one third of a glass of 3 once a day.

For prolonged constipation, the following juices and vegetables are used:

1. Boiled root vegetables and red beet juice.
2. Carrot juice garden. Acts very gently, is a good laxative, especially for children.
3. Juice of spinach and beet in the ratio 1: 1.It is recommended to drink them during the day 2-3 times a day. Even better, they act when mixed with carrot and celery juice.

A tablespoon of honey is dissolved in a glass of warm water and drink in the morning on an empty stomach( the drug is not recommended for cholecystitis and colitis).

The broth of gooseberry fruit is a mild laxative.

With thrust locks , folk medicine also recommends the following herbal remedies.

Decoction of plantain lanceolinate. Tear out a small plantain bush and boil it in 400 ml of water for 6-8 minutes. Insist 1 hour, strain. Decoction drink during the day. The course of treatment lasts 1 month. After the course, the patients forget about constipation for almost a year( plantain should be harvested in May).

Broth of black elderberry leaves. 20 g of leaves per 200 ml of boiling water. Insist 1 hour, strain. Drink 2-3 times a day after meals.

Decoction of the root of sorrel horse. Effective 12 hours after admission. Two tablespoons of root pour half a liter of boiling water and cook for 30 minutes in a water bath. Strain. Drink 200 ml per night.

Laminaria powder ( sea kale).To achieve a laxative effect, take a dry powder of grass at 1 g( at the tip of the knife) 2-3 times a day. The drug is effective for chronic constipation, especially in old age.

Powder of the root of elecampane take 1 g 4-5 times a day with flatulence and sluggish digestion. Drink with honey. Decoction of rhizomes is considered a good remedy for flatulence.

Decoction of the leaves of Senna ( Alexandrian leaf).10 g of leaves( 2 tablespoons) pour a glass of water, boil for 10 minutes, cool, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.

Infusion of seeds( burdock) burdock. Take 2-3 tablespoons of mature turnips and pour a glass of boiling water for two hours. Strain. Take half a cup at night.

Infusion of flowers and leaves of blackthorn. Insist and drink like tea.

Fruits of the zoster as a laxative( buckthorn lush).

Infusion. One tablespoon of fruit fill with a glass of boiling water, insist for two hours in a warm place. Strain. Take half the glass at night.

Decoction. 20 g of crushed fruit in 200 ml of water. Boil 10 minutes, infuse for 1 hour, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

Decoction of buckthorn bark is fragile. One tablespoon of chopped bark pour a glass of boiling water and boil for 20 minutes on low heat. Strain. Drink half the glass in the morning and at night.

Infusion of fruits of dill garden. One tablespoon of chopped fruit, pour 300 ml of boiling water, insist overnight. Drink for 2-3 hours.

Infusion of anise fruit. Brew and drink as a tea.

Wheat bran. Two tablespoons of bran, pour a glass of hot milk, leave for 1 hour. You can cook bran in milk for 15 minutes. Drink at once.

Laxative effect is also provided by dry bran. They take one third of a glass 2 times a day. The course of treatment is 1 month.

Fruits of blueberry. For constipation, it is recommended to eat fresh blueberries. The broth of blueberries has opposite properties.

With the constant use of laxatives, you need to change them monthly, as the body becomes accustomed to them over time, and their effectiveness decreases.

Medical preparations: laxatives

General contraindications to the use of plants with laxative properties are: intestinal obstruction, acute feverish conditions, appendicitis.

With occasional constipation, you can resort to laxatives( castor oil, Glauber's salt, etc.), but this should be done very rarely.

You can take Regulax from pharmacy preparations( 1 cube in the evening, before going to bed), Forlax( two bags are dissolved in 500 ml of water and drink in the evening), Kafiol( 1 cake per night), Purgen.

Rhubarb, buckthorn, jaoster, senna leaf, aloe preparations( tincture of sabur, dry sabour extract) are popular.

It is not recommended to use laxatives for a long time to avoid violations of water-salt metabolism. In addition, some drugs can be addictive.

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Source: Allega G.N. Official and traditional medicine. The most detailed encyclopedia.- Moscow: Izd-vo Eksmo, 2012.