1, eat more dietary fiber. Increase the cellulose content in the diet, such as eating coarse grains, miscellaneous grains, vegetables, fruits and other foods. Old people's teeth fall off, so it is inconvenient to chew fiber food. They can take medicinal chemical fiber, and it is better to eat more dietary fiber.

2. appropriately increase activities. According to our physical condition, we should take proper physical exercise, such as walking, jogging indoors or outdoors, etc. It's better to spend more than half an hour every day, and you can do it in stages.

3. defecate regularly every day. People with constipation should live a regular life. No matter whether they feel comfortable or not, they should develop the habit of defecating regularly after breakfast every day. The time can be arranged at half an hour after dinner, 1 hour, or in the early morning or before going to bed, depending on your habits. When going to the toilet, you can press your hands on your abdomen, hold your breath, and increase abdominal pressure to promote defecation. It is best to drink a cup of warm water or light salt water in the morning to promote intestinal peristalsis.

Step 4 use laxatives. Stimulating laxatives such as phenolphthalein, rhubarb and senna are used as little as possible, and it is best not to use them, because long-term use will induce melanosis of colon mucosa. Although there is no report of canceration so far, it is a pathological state after all. According to clinical observation.

Melanosis will gradually subside after stopping stimulating laxatives for a certain period of time. Sometimes when temporary application is really needed, it is suggested that the elderly can take gastrointestinal motility drugs such as cisapride and mosapride first, and taking them half an hour before meals is helpful for colon atonic constipation. If it is rectal constipation, anal obstruction or glycerin preparation, it can achieve the effect of relaxing bowels, and generally there will be no adverse reactions.

There are also some effective methods to relieve constipation, such as drinking a cup of 300~400 ml warm or cold water every morning, or adding a little salt to light salt water, and then going to the toilet to help defecate. Honey and jujube also have laxative effects. In addition, hemp seed perilla porridge, honey sesame peach kernel, honey cassia seed soup and other medicated diets have laxative effects. These foods are commonly used and better than laxatives.

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1, insist on taking part in exercise

According to the survey of the elderly over 60 years old, the incidence of constipation in people who seldom walk because of their old age and infirmity accounts for 15.4%, while the incidence of constipation in people who insist on exercising is 0.2 1%. Therefore, patients are encouraged to take part in exercises as much as they can, such as walking, walking or massaging abdominal muscles by hand several times a day to enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis. Qin Ying, a patient who has been bedridden for a long time, turns over for circular abdominal massage or hot compress.

2. Cultivate good defecation habits

Carry out health education to help patients establish normal defecation behavior. You can practice defecation once every morning, even if you don't intend to defecate, you can wait for a while to form a conditioned reflex. At the same time, to create a quiet and comfortable environment, choose a sitting toilet.

3, a reasonable diet

The elderly should eat more grains, vegetables, melons and beans containing crude fiber, and drink more water, at least 1500ml per day, especially drinking a cup of warm water every morning or before meals, which can effectively prevent constipation. In addition, we should eat some foods with laxative effect, such as black sesame, honey, bananas and so on.

4. Others

Preventing or avoiding the use of drugs that cause constipation, not abusing laxatives, actively treating systemic and perianal diseases and adjusting mental state are helpful to establish normal defecation reflex.

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