How is constipation treated

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The frequency of defecation is different for different people. Many people defecate once a day, some every other day or three times a week. These are in the normal range. Constipation refers to the feeling of discomfort caused by defecation, which is generally manifested as reduction of defecation frequency and constipation. Constipation brings troubles to many people's lives. Long term constipation may cause hemorrhoids and rectal cancer.

How is constipation treated

First: general diet therapy, the amount of liquid and fiber in diet is the key to prevent and treat constipation. Drink no less than 6 cups of water every day, but drinking water alone can not completely solve the problem, and ensure adequate dietary fiber intake. Effective prevention of constipation every day to eat not less than 25 grams of dietary fiber. Fiber rich foods include apples, broccoli, pears, whole noodles, beans, plums, raisins, blackberries, etc. One principle is to eat more coarse grains and more fruits and vegetables.

Second: pay attention to whether the drugs you usually take can cause constipation. The side effect of many drugs is constipation. Usually people who often take drugs should pay attention to the description of drugs, such as many drugs for the treatment of hypertension, coronary heart disease, calcium and so on.

Third: eat more plums. Plums are one of the fruits. There is a Chinese saying that "peaches raise people, apricots hurt people, and plums lay dead under the trees". It is probably said that it means that you can't eat more plums, which is bad for your health. But in western society, many "Grandma's secret recipe" says plum is a good thing to treat constipation.

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This may have something to do with different varieties of plums. The so-called "plums" or "prunes" are all plums. Drinking a few glasses of plum juice every day has a good effect on many stubborn constipation. The principle is that plum skin contains a substance that stimulates intestinal peristalsis. That is to say, plum can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, so as to achieve the effect of stimulating defecation. Eating peeled plum does not have this effect.