Constipation refers to a decrease in the number of bowel movements per week and a common symptom of difficulty in bowel movements, excessively dry stools, and abdominal swelling and pain during rehearsals.
Once constipation occurs repeatedly for a long time, the metabolites in the intestine cannot be excreted in time, which will cause the intestinal mucosa to be damaged to a certain extent, and will also cause more toxins to accumulate in the body, which will have a greater impact on health.
Therefore, when constipation occurs, it must be treated in time. In addition, dietary adjustments should also be made during treatment.
So, how to adjust the diet during constipation?
First, increase dietary fiber foods
During constipation, the diet must be appropriately increased rich in dietary fiber foods, such as oats, corn, sweet potatoes, as well as broccoli, peas, cabbage, celery, bananas, strawberries, apples, sydney and so on.
These foods contain a large amount of dietary fiber, which can promote the acceleration of intestinal peristalsis and achieve laxative effects. However, while supplementing dietary fiber-rich foods, be sure to drink enough water to avoid dietary fiber absorbing water from the intestines, resulting in stools that are too dry and hard, which will aggravate the problem of constipation.
Second, increase the amount of water-rich foods
It is necessary to add water-rich foods to the diet, such as white radish, winter melon, tomato, cucumber and so on. These foods are rich in a lot of water, which can promote the intestine to secrete a large amount of digestive juices, can improve the function of the intestine, and can lubricate the intestine, so that the stool is quickly excreted. Especially for the phenomenon of dry stool knots caused by strong internal fire, it has a good conditioning effect.
Third, the diet is mainly light
The diet must be light, so when the food is cooked, it is best to take the way of steaming, boiling, and cold mixing, which can retain the nutrients of the food and avoid increasing the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
Even some vegetables should reduce the use of various condiments, especially table salt, when cooking. Once too much salt is ingested, it will cause certain damage to the stomach and intestinal mucosa, which will affect the peristalsis speed of the gastrointestinal tract.
In addition, spicy stimulants such as chili peppers and peppers cannot be used. These irritating condiments can easily cause internal fire exuberance, which can aggravate the symptoms of constipation.
Fourth, increase legumes to food
Legumes not only contain a lot of vitamins, high-quality protein, but also a lot of dietary fiber. These ingredients can provide patients with some nutritional support, but also improve digestive and metabolic function.
In addition to soybeans and black beans, you can also eat more mung beans, mung beans are cool, can play a role in clearing heat and defeating fire, and have a better improvement effect on constipation caused by dry intestines.
Fifth, increase the number of foods rich in vitamins
Appropriately increase some foods rich in various types of vitamins, which can not only improve digestive function and detoxification function, but also protect the intestinal mucosa, such as foods rich in vitamin B1, which can protect the nerves of the gastrointestinal tract and avoid the intestinal mucosa from being damaged by some metabolites.
It is also appropriate to supplement some foods rich in vitamin C, especially kiwifruit, dragon fruit, and citrus. This vitamin improves digestive function and can promote the metabolism of some lipids in the intestine.
All in all, for people with constipation, it is necessary to make dietary adjustments in daily life. In addition to the above 5 points, it is also necessary to appropriately supplement some probiotic products, such as yogurt, which can not only improve the function of the gastrointestinal tract, but also balance the flora in the intestine to achieve the role of protecting the intestine.
For patients with severe constipation, under the guidance of a doctor, some drugs can be taken appropriately to quickly improve the phenomenon of constipation and achieve the effect of maintaining intestinal health.