Constipation refers to the difficulty or endless defecation due to the fact that feces stay in the intestine for too long, the frequency of defecation is reduced, and the stool is dry and hard to discharge. Generally, there is no defecation for more than two days, which may indicate constipation. If you defecate every day, but you still feel disabled after defecation, or accompanied by abdominal distension, you should also be included in the scope of constipation.

Baicao Yishou Health Park says that long-term constipation is harmful to human body:

1, affecting beauty: constipation patients can produce a lot of harmful toxins due to long-term retention of feces in the intestine and abnormal fermentation, which is prone to acne, facial pigmentation and rash.

2, leading to obesity: toxins lead to edema of the large intestine, slow blood circulation in the lower body, easy to form pear-shaped and fat belly.

3, produce body odor: the accumulation of toxins will cause bad breath and body odor.

4, tasteless diet: constipation can make the abdomen full, resulting in nausea, anorexia, tasteless food.

5, neurasthenia: constipation patients can have symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, insomnia.

6, causing dysmenorrhea: female patients with chronic constipation, due to long-term pelvic muscle stimulation, can often cause dysmenorrhea.

7. Decreased libido: Patients with long-term constipation may have decreased libido, leading to male impotence, premature ejaculation, female apathy or lack of orgasm, thus reducing the quality of sexual life.

8. Complications: Constipation patients may be complicated with anorectal diseases, such as hemorrhoids, anal fissure, rectal prolapse, colonic diverticulum, etc. In addition, it is easy to suffer from allergic diseases such as urticaria, asthma, gallstones, headache and scapulohumeral periarthritis.

9. Inducing cancer: In addition, it can also induce breast cancer: harmful toxins of constipation patients continue to stimulate intestinal mucosa, which is easy to cause colorectal cancer and can also induce breast cancer.

10, causing sudden death: Especially in patients with cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and coronary heart disease, anal anger with severe constipation can make blood pressure rise sharply, causing stroke and even sudden death.