Constipation likes to trouble the elderly most. According to statistics, about 1/3 of the elderly often suffer from constipation. Why are the elderly prone to constipation?
Liu Jingna, a nurse in charge of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, introduced that with age, the bowel and anus of the elderly will slow down due to the function of the intestines and anus, and defecate. Powerless. Many elderly people do not develop the habit of defecation, eat less and drink less water; and the diet is too fine, it is easy to cause difficulty in defecation; finally, constipation also involves intestinal lesions, and it is also related to the drugs that the elderly take every day.
Liu Jingna said that many elderly people often suffer from abdominal pain and bloating due to constipation, unable to eat or sleep. Some elderly people exert force to defecate due to constipation, which can easily lead to syncope during defecation, aggravate hemorrhoids or cause anal fissures after defecation; prolonged constipation can also lead to fecal retention, affecting gastrointestinal function, and in severe cases, it can also induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, Tumors, etc.
Constipation, many elderly people have a little misunderstanding. When it’s too difficult, just one Kaisailu will solve it. If you can’t take medicine and look for remedies, there is often no awareness of scientific defecation. “This is a cure for the symptoms but not the root cause, and it will only aggravate constipation in the long run.” Liu Jingna introduced three small methods to help you scientifically relieve constipation.
Method 1: Diet
Drink more water! You need to drink 1500-2000 ml of water every day, and you can also eat a moderate amount of food such as honey and sweet potato soup, and eat more vegetables, fruits and whole grains and other fiber-rich foods.
Method 2: Exercise more
Walking: The safest and most suitable exercise for the elderly every day is walking, one to two hours after meals, about half an hour each time, the body Well, you can also choose to go fast.
Massage method: Every day before waking up and before going to bed, take a supine position, bend your legs, and do a clockwise abdominal massage with your hands overlapping for about 10 minutes each time.
Lifting the anus method: when inhaling, the anus is forced to inhale and lift up, tighten the anus, and relax when exhaling, repeated many times.
Method 3: Improve toileting habits
Do not use mobile phones when going to the toilet, especially the elderly can easily cause insufficient blood supply to the brain. It is recommended for the elderly to use the toilet, lean forward about 30-45 degrees, and defecate in a scientific posture.
Liu Jingna reminds that if the above three methods cannot solve the problem, you need to seek professional medical help. (All media reporter Zhang Qingmei, correspondent Lu Congbin and Sun Bingqian)