Constipation is a very common phenomenon in life, generally speaking, people have 1 time a day or 2 to 3 days of defecation, the stool is presented as a yellow-brown, soft and hard moderate strip, and easy to discharge, but if the bowel movement is more difficult, the stool is dry and hard, and it is only once a few days, then it can be judged to be constipation.
Although constipation is not a serious disease, long-term constipation can cause the following harms:
1. Increase the risk of cardiovascular events
People with constipation often need to hold their breath to defecate, which can lead to a sudden increase in blood pressure, and a sudden increase in blood pressure will increase the burden of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, thereby increasing the risk of sudden death such as stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, and myocardial infarction.
2. Induce hemorrhoids, fissures and other diseases
Patients with constipation need to expel dry stools with force, which can increase the burden of the perianal area, causing problems such as fissures and hemorrhoids, and diseases such as fissures and hemorrhoids will make patients afraid of defecation, aggravate constipation, and form a vicious circle.
3. Other hazards
In addition to the above hazards, patients with long-term constipation can also have facial pigmentation, acne, etc. due to the accumulation of toxins in the body, in addition to decreased appetite, bad breath, mental weakness and other issues.
Constipation has a greater impact on the quality of life, and if you want to prevent constipation, you should do the following 6 things in your life:
1. Keep your mouth shut
Do not want to constipation, diet to eat less fried and other on-fire food and sweets, meat, etc., you can consume more fresh vegetables and fruits, supplement fiber, in addition to drinking a cup of honey water every day, there is a laxative effect.
2. Ensure adequate sleep
Many people often stay up late because of overtime work, playing games, etc., which is a great overdraft for the body.
Staying up late for a long time can lead to disturbances in the biological clock, and gastrointestinal function will also be affected, thereby inducing constipation. If you want to have a healthy stomach and intestines, you must have a regular work and rest to ensure adequate sleep time.
3. Do not hold stool
Generally speaking, the body's defecation time will follow a certain law, and at a certain time, it will be conditioned and will appear to defecate.
When there is a defecation, do not hold it for a long time, otherwise it will disrupt the law of defecation, and the stool will become more and more dry, which will cause constipation.
4. Don't look at your phone while defecating
Many people like to look at their phones or read books when defecating, and this behavior is also wrong. Looking at the phone while defecating can increase the time to defecate, increase intestinal pressure, and over time, can induce constipation. It is recommended that everyone control the defecation time within 3 minutes and not too long.
5. Exercise more
Sedentary can affect gastrointestinal motility, and can also lead to muscle contraction and weakness, affecting bowel movements. It is recommended that you usually carry out more sports to enhance the metabolism of the body, promote intestinal peristalsis, and reduce the occurrence of constipation. In addition, the abdomen can also be massaged after meals or before going to bed, which also helps to strengthen intestinal peristalsis and prevent constipation.
6. Do not blindly use drugs
Many people will choose to take medicine and laxative when symptoms of constipation occur, although the effect is good, it is not recommended for long-term use, because the drug is not a cure for the symptoms, and long-term use may also produce dependence, thereby aggravating constipation.
All in all, although constipation is not a too serious disease, but it will bring certain harm to people's quality of life and health, therefore, everyone should develop good living habits in life, such as eating more vegetables, drinking more water, more exercise, etc., but also pay attention to regular bowel movements, so that the intestines remain in a healthy state, reduce the occurrence of constipation.