(1) Eat a diet with more dregs, and foods with high dregs are foods with more dietary fiber. Dietary fiber can't be digested and absorbed in the intestine, but it can absorb a lot of water to significantly increase the stool capacity, thus stimulating intestinal peristalsis, pushing feces downward, causing defecation and helping defecation. There are celery, leeks, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, sweet potatoes and so on.
(2) Drink plenty of water. Water is needed for the hydrolysis and expansion of food fiber. Cold boiled water can stimulate colon peristalsis. Drinking a large glass of cold boiled water 10 20 minutes before going to the toilet regularly every day will cause defecation.
(3) Appropriately increase fat intake.
(4) Eat less spicy food.
(5) Strong tea and apples contain more tannic acid, which can cause constipation. You'd better try not to eat it.
(6) Honey and bananas have the function of relaxing bowels and can be eaten regularly.
Folk remedies for constipation in the elderly
Some old people often take some drugs to treat constipation, but they don't take them for fear of drug dependence, and the effect is not very good.
Here are some dietotherapy for constipation, and the effect is very good. it wont hurt you to try it
1, Radix Astragali 30g, Flos Lonicerae 20g, Radix Clematidis 15g, Radix Paeoniae Alba 20g, Fructus Cannabis 20g, Herba Cistanches 20g, Cortex Magnolia Officinalis 7g, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 20g, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei 6g, and sodium sulfate (orally). Remove wine, rhubarb and sodium sulfate after defecation is smooth. 20 grams of Codonopsis pilosula for qi deficiency, 0/0g of Radix Aucklandiae/kloc-0 for abdominal distension, and 0/0g of Eucommia ulmoides and Achyranthes bidentata/kloc-0 for waist and leg pain. Take 1 dose of decoction every day, and stop taking the medicine after the wine and rhubarb are not taken.
2, cassia seed 75 ~ 100 g, decocted in water, as tea, several times a day. This prescription is effective in treating hypertension.
3. Add 20g of Cistanche deserticola, 5g of Angelica sinensis10g, and 0g of Fructus Cannabis10g, and add a proper amount of honey when the temperature is appropriate. This prescription has obvious curative effect on elderly patients with yin deficiency and blood deficiency and constipation.
4. Raw Atractylodes macrocephala 50 ~ 60g, decocted in water. If the patient's condition is serious, double the amount of decoction, daily 1 dose. Patients with chronic constipation due to fire failure and yin stagnation in Ming-men, Atractylodes macrocephala 60g, Cinnamomum cassia 3g, Magnolia officinalis 6g, decocted in water, 65438 0 doses per day.
Old people are old, mostly constipation due to deficiency syndrome, with basic problems such as yin deficiency and blood dryness, qi deficiency and blood deficiency, and it is inevitable that dryness, heat and qi stagnation will be mixed among them. Therefore, long-term use of intestine-moistening drugs alone is often ineffective, laxatives are easy to cause weakness of vital qi, and constipation will be aggravated after taking drugs. The prescription of Radix Astragali supplements qi deficiency, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Paeoniae nourishes blood, Herba Cistanches of Hemerocallis Hemerocallis moistens dryness to cure the root cause, strengthens qi, lowers alcohol, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Radix Clematidis clears fu-organs and Flos Lonicerae clears fu-organs heat.
Example of constipation treatment prescription:
(1) Pollen cassia seed porridge: Trichosanthes root 30g, cassia seed 30g, rice 60g. First, add a proper amount of water to Trichosanthis Radix and Semen Cassiae, and decoct for 20 minutes, then remove the residue to get juice, add rice to cook porridge, and add a proper amount of brown sugar to serve. Take it in the morning and evening Suitable for people with dry stool, short and red urine, red face and upset, dry mouth and abdominal distension.
(2) Betel nut porridge: Betel nut 15-30g, rice 60g. Boil betel nuts for 20 minutes first, then remove the dregs to get juice, and add rice to cook porridge. Take it in the morning and evening It is suitable for people with difficulty in defecation, dry stool, bitter taste, frequent belching, chest tightness, hypochondriac fullness and irritability.
(3) Astragalus porridge: 30 grams of Astragalus and 60 grams of rice. First, add appropriate amount of water to Astragalus membranaceus, decoct for 40 minutes, remove residues to get juice, and add rice to cook porridge. Take it in the morning and evening It is suitable for people with dry stool, roast like sheep dung, unable to discharge, dull complexion, palpitation, shortness of breath, dizziness, limb fatigue and laziness. If it doesn't work, eat sesame and astragalus honey cream: 60 grams of black sesame, 30 grams of astragalus, and appropriate amount of honey. Grinding sesame into paste, and adding honey after cooking; Decoct radix astragali in water, remove residue, collecting juice, pouring into it, and taking it in the morning and evening.
In addition, constipation can also be treated by rubbing the abdomen.
Principle:
The main cause of constipation in the elderly is the decline of intestinal peristalsis function, which makes the fecal mass in the intestine unable to be discharged into the S-shaped colon. Taking laxatives for a long time can reduce the stress of nerve receptor cells in intestinal wall. Rubbing the abdomen can treat constipation. Knead the abdomen clockwise, that is, massage in the direction of colon position, stimulate colon peristalsis through massage, make feces reach the rectum, stimulate nerve sensory cells in the intestinal wall to enter the brain, and produce defecation.
The specific method of rubbing the abdomen is:
Empty urine after getting up and drink 300 ~ 500ml of cold water. Stand with your feet shoulder-width, relax, put your right palm on the right lower abdomen and your left palm on the back of your right hand, and massage from the lower abdomen to the right quarter rib, to the left quarter rib, and then to the left lower abdomen. Massage clockwise for 30 ~ 50 times repeatedly. Don't use excessive force, just massage gently. It may not have any effect at first, but as long as you stick to this method, 10 will definitely have an effect. Do it once a day, and after 30 days, you can completely achieve the effect of normal defecation.
Special instructions:
1, only massage clockwise, not counterclockwise.
2, this method has the effect of increasing abdominal muscle movement and intestinal peristalsis, so it should not be carried out under the condition of excessive hunger or full meal.
3, suffering from acute abdominal inflammation and malignant tumor, should not be.
4, the weak can use straight supine position for massage.
In addition, the elderly with constipation can eat some foods that can moisten the intestines, such as pine nuts, cashews, walnuts, sesame seeds, honey, etc., to slow down constipation.
Diet conditioning of constipation
For normal people, diet is a common factor causing constipation, including eating too little, lacking enough whole grains, potatoes, vegetables, fungi, algae, fruits or proper amount of fat and water, which can not stimulate intestinal peristalsis, thus affecting the regulation of cerebral cortex and nerve center, and unintentional defecation, which is clinically called impotence constipation.
Constipation is one of the most common symptoms reflecting intestinal health. Can induce colon cancer, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, gallstones, coronary heart disease and other organic diseases. This is because constipation reabsorbs toxins that should have been excreted from the human body. For constipation caused by unreasonable diet structure, we must start with adjusting the unreasonable diet structure.
Dietary principles of constipation diet
Using nutrition rich in natural dietary fiber to treat constipation caused by insufficient dietary fiber in natural food due to unreasonable dietary structure is a key factor. As early as 2004, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization proposed that healthy people should consume 30 ~ 50g of dietary fiber every day, especially in the west, people with related diseases caused by dietary fiber deficiency. Thirty or forty years ago, the dietary fiber of urban residents in China was about 30 grams per day, but now it has dropped to 1 1. 1992 is 4 grams, and now it is about 8~ 12 grams. The daily dietary fiber intake of constipation patients should be 30 ~ 50g, and 50 ~ 80g if necessary. This can relax the bowels, shorten the emptying time of food in the stomach, promote the secretion of digestive juice, facilitate the absorption of nutrients, block the intestinal and hepatic circulation of glucose, fat and cholesterol at the same time, reduce blood fat, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, defecate regularly, and shorten the stay time of various poisons such as phenol, amine, ammonia, aflatoxin and nitrosamine produced by food decomposition in the intestine in the body. In addition, the high dietary fiber diet can also be used by beneficial bacteria in the intestine, effectively regulating the balance of intestinal flora and ensuring smooth stool.
Selection of foods with high dietary fiber
The dietary fiber content in various local seasonal cereals such as oatmeal, buckwheat, corn and wheat bran reaches 18%. If you can eat about 500 grams of whole grains or beans every day, you can meet the dietary fiber requirements for treatment. In addition, try to process this staple food made of brown rice and flour. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, purple potatoes and pumpkins are also rich in dietary fiber. The experiment found that sweet potato and purple potato are the most effective for relieving constipation, and if you can drink a cup of probiotic yogurt at the same time, the effect will be better. Followed by soybean meal, then wheat bran and finally potatoes. They are low-calorie foods and won't make people fat. Eat more meat and less vegetables, such as jiaozi and steamed buns.
Selection of vegetables, fruits, fungi and algae foods
Radish, celery, leek, fennel, spinach, eggplant, cauliflower and gas-producing raw onion, garlic, cucumber, etc. ; Bananas, apples, pears and grapes in fruits (grapes are eaten together with skins), among which proanthocyanidins have many functions such as scavenging free radicals, lowering cholesterol and lowering blood pressure. And the bioavailability is above 80%, so you can eat more). The dietary fiber content of bacteria and algae food is also high, and it contains a variety of micronutrients. There are two different kinds of bacteria and algae foods every day, which can promote Escherichia coli to synthesize pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid and oryzanol.
The Choice of Food in protein
Beans and nuts are foods rich in dietary fiber in protein. In the process of treatment and prevention, fish, poultry, eggs, milk and appropriate amount of livestock meat should be accompanied by vegetables, bacteria, algae, bean products and miscellaneous grains rich in dietary fiber. Stew, stew, stew and stir-fry are the main ingredients for meat and vegetables, with less frying and less frying. Stews can be made from chicken bones, oxtails and spines.