I want to ask everyone, what will you do when you can't pull out poop for a few days in a row?
"Definitely eat some intestinal cleansing capsules and drink some detoxifying tea!"
"It's just that it's scary to leave the stool in the stomach for a few days, I don't know how many toxins are produced, and I have to detoxify!"
"Especially for those of us who want to lose weight, if we don't do a good job of detoxification and colon cleansing, how can we lose weight!"
"I have to be constipated as much as I weigh 90 pounds, and I can easily solve the problem by opening the cork!"
In fact, not everyone has to poop every day, and the overnight feces left in the stomach will not produce any toxins, and there is no need to "detoxify and cleanse the intestines". If people who are really constipated rely on eating intestinal cleansing health products, drinking detoxifying tea, or relying on Kaiserol to solve the problem for a long time, it may not only make your constipation more and more serious, but also may cause intestinal injury, resulting in colon black lesions or even cancer!
Next, Professor Hu Bing, director of the Digestive Endoscopy Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, will tell you why even if it is difficult to defecate, there is no need to eat these "detoxification and cleansing" ghosts.
One
In medicine, there is no such thing as "stool"!
Patient: "Doctor, I don't have big hands every day, which is equivalent to leaving stool in my stomach at any time, what can I do?" ”
Doctor: "What's the?" ”
Patient: "You don't know, it's still Dr. Hua Xi!" It's just that I didn't pull it out on the same day! Oops, it's constipation! ”
Not only have our doctors in West China not learned the concept of "stool", but there is no such word in formal medical textbooks and medical literature all over the world.
So, where did the word come from? Advertising thia! Do you think about it, are those TV commercials, elevator advertisements, and small advertisements on the street most common in magazines? Let's talk to you in detail about why the term "stool" is not scientific at all.
No.1 Not everyone has to be wo poop per day
Due to individual differences in age, gender, body anatomy, eating habits, exercise habits, etc., everyone may have different bowel habits. Some once a day, some twice a day, and some once every two days, so it's not normal to wo every day, as long as you form a regularity, it's basically normal.
No.2 It's not something you eat every day
You have to pull it out on the same day
Many people think that what you pull today must be what you ate the day before, but in fact, even if you pull it every day, what you pull today is not what you ate yesterday.
Under normal circumstances, after the food eaten today passes through the body's digestive system, it will be discharged by pulling the poop after 48~72 hours, and before the discharge, the poop will stay in the rectum, when the rectum accumulates 100~200ml of the amount, some nerves on the rectum automatically feel that the amount is enough, and it will be transmitted to the cerebral cortex through the nerve center, and the appearance of the stool prompts you that it is time to find a toilet!
So if you're a little inattentive but want to go back→ even if you're pooping every day, it's not an overnight!
No.3 Even if it's an overnight poop, there aren't so many toxins!
Regarding the harm of overnight poop, many people must have been brainwashed by advertisements and have long been able to memorize it - it will produce a lot of toxins, causing spots, acne, obesity, aging......
They are all people who have received nine-year compulsory education, please think about it a little, what you eat is edible things, why do you pass through the stomach, large intestine, and small intestine to produce toxins? If it is as simple as making toxins, and it stays in the human body for 2~3 days before excreting them according to food, then human beings have already poisoned themselves to extinction?!
Let's introduce the poop itself, to put it seriously, most of the poop is water, and the rest is solid, which includes fat, protein, undigested food residues, etc., just to say that the longer the poop stays in the intestines, the less water will be, resulting in a different shape of pulling out! In general, there is no harm in the poop itself, you eat it!
There are too many reasons for spots, acne, and obesity, which may be related to endocrine disorders, or it may be related to your laziness to protect from the sun, or it may simply be related to you eating too much, not to mention aging, no one can run away.
That's right...... If there is one bad thing about poop, it is ...... Stinks!
Ask:
"Doctor, a certain book blogger said that she cleanses her intestines at any time, and sometimes she clears out 6~7kg of poop, which may not cause some problems when piled up in the body?
Answer: Our doctors have also seen these small videos of talking nonsense with their mouths open, and they also said that the normal human body contains 3~6kg of "stool", and obese and constipated people have 7~11kg of "stool" in their bodies, and if they do not expel the "stool", it will cause many problems in the body.
Let's take a look at the weight of this so-called "stool" first, it is very unreliable, just take 6kg as an example, there is a lot of big in the stomach! We know that people who read this popular science may not have any concept of 6kg, come, watch these news and probably know-
This is a man who accidentally caught a stuffy mandarin fish in the Xiangjiang River, weighing more than 6kg
This is a rare giant Ganoderma lucidum fungus found in Changning County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, weighing 6kg
If there is really such a big pile of poop in the head of the intestines, the baroreceptors of the intestinal wall have already urged your brain to call you to cut the toilet, and wait for you to sleep and get up, and slowly pull it?
No.4 Constipation ≠ "impaction"
"I've eaten two hot pots in a row, and I've been a little constipated for the past two days!"
Do you hear this kind of thing at any time, and you often talk about it. But the West China experts are here to tell you that occasionally a day or two without pulling, or the difficulty of pulling the poop times is not a disease, let alone saying that you have constipation, no matter what you say, "stool" is a pseudo-scientific concept, let alone constipation!
Two
What is the true qualification for constipation
01
This kind of constipation is the disease
In the doctor's opinion, occasional constipation is not a disease, chronic constipation is, specifically the number of bowel movements is less than three times a week, dry stool, difficulty in defecation, such a situation that lasts for more than half a year is chronic constipation.
Look wow, do you feel that your constipation is still a hat away from real constipation!
The main cause of constipation
In addition to constipation caused by problems with physiological structure, for more people, constipation mainly has these two main reasons -
(1) Holding stool. When the brain receives a bowel signal from the external sphincter, you still have to hold back, and over time it will form and gradually worsen constipation.
(2) Unbalanced diet, less vegetables and more meat, less exercise.
03
There is also a reason why girls are prone to constipation
Diet to lose weight
Many girls want to lose weight through dieting, which is easy to cause constipation. This is because if you don't eat, there is no peristalsis in the intestines, and the normal metabolism and repair function do not get enough nutrients.
Three
Solve constipation myth 1
Difficulty in defecation depends on "detoxification and colon cleansing" health products?
West China Expert
Most "detox cleansing" = laxatives
Ask:
"Doctor, even if I am not constipated, but occasionally it is a little difficult to defecate, I want to rely on the help of detoxification and intestinal cleansing tea, capsules, etc., I have to do it!"
A casual search for "intestinal cleansing" on a certain treasure, what capsules, pills, tea, and oil are available! In our doctors' clinical practice, we do encounter many people who have a little difficulty in defecation, and they rely on eating ghost things to clear the intestines to help defecation, and even some people take these as daily "health products" and "diet pills" in order to lose weight!
I told you that I couldn't help it! (Lap the thigh.gif)
These ghost things did pull after eating, but it was cool to pull at the time, and the serious consequences were terrible-
Most of the health care products on the market that are now advertised as "intestinal cleansing, detoxification, and stool clearing" are based on the principle of "laxative".
The reason why these things can quickly "detoxify and defecate" is because some of them contain strong laxative ingredients, such as senna, fruit guide tablets and other stimulating laxatives, which will strongly stimulate the large intestine to quickly discharge water after eating, dilute the stool and discharge it, and achieve the effect of "detoxification", which is essentially diarrhea.
The key is that many people don't know that long-term use of such stimulant drugs will not only form dependence on drugs, but also damage the peristalsis and secretion function of the intestines, leading to colon melanosis and even cancerous over time.
Come on, it's not enough to just talk, let's take a look at the two pictures below↓
However, melanosis of the colon is not the most terrible, the most terrible thing is that the abuse of laxatives can damage intestinal function and intestinal motility, which is irreversible!
Long-term use, the intestine will develop a dependence on laxatives, which will not only not help the improvement of constipation, but also lead to colonic motor dysfunction, and eventually make the patient unable to defecate on his own, and rely on laxatives to maintain bowel function, forming a vicious circle!
If the poison of these things is not too deep, the intestinal pigment can gradually disappear after stopping the drug for more than 6 months; If you already have a situation where you don't poop without eating these things, go to the doctor as soon as possible.
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Solve constipation myth 2
Regular cleansing with kessel or bowel wash?
West China Expert
That's not how these treatments work!
01
Kasselol is a laxative and should not be used indiscriminately
Since the doctor said that those bells and whistles love to advertise detoxification health products that can't be eaten, how about using cheap and simple authentic drugs that don't advertise Kaisero?
It is okay to use it when it is particularly difficult to have a bowel movement, or for certain groups of people to use it under the guidance of a doctor! But if you want to use Kassel as an assistant for daily cleaning of intestines, and use it every day or two, then you must not use it!
Because Kaiserol is also a laxative drug, it is more irritating to the intestines, and regular use will not only disrupt the normal function of the colon, but also may cause dependence, and it will not be able to pull it out completely if you don't use it for two days! By the way, the same is true for the method of stuffing soap, and it can't be used often!
Lose weight with bowel cleansing? Dream!
There are a small number of people who insist that their stomach and intestines must be empty at any time in order not to gain weight and accumulate "toxins", so that they can maintain their figure and even lose weight, so that their skin is also beautiful! Therefore, some "crazy people" once used the method of intestinal cleansing to empty the intestines regularly, that is, to buy some colon cleansing drugs that need to be drunk before colonoscopy and pour them down, so that they can be smooth.
Intestinal lavage is a medical act, which is generally used for patients with long-term constipation and colonoscopy, and does not have the so-called detoxification, weight loss and other effects. The key is that if you wash your intestines frequently, it will not only easily lead to electrolyte imbalances, intestinal flora disorders, but also intestinal damage, perforation and other dangers and sequelae if used improperly.
Five
What should I do if I am really constipated?
Doctor:
If constipation is really severe, the first thing you should do is to see a doctor and use some laxatives and drugs that increase gastrointestinal motility under the guidance of the doctor, rather than those ghosts that detoxify and cleanse the intestines.
Improve your diet:
Eat more whole grains, eat more vegetables and fruits, and maintain a nutritious mix of meat and vegetables.
Exercise more:
In addition to daily exercise, it is recommended to massage the abdomen to promote bowel movements!
The correct way to do this - put your hands on your navel, rub your belly clockwise and massage, the frequency is recommended to massage for 5~8 minutes each time, two to three times a day is enough! It can relieve constipation to a certain extent!
Develop good bowel habits:
Adhere to the habit of defecating every day and at a regular time, and don't hold back!
A person pulls a poop,
It is made up of what he ate the other day.
The happiness of a person in the second half of his life,
It is composed of the good habits of the first half of his life.
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(The author of this article is Professor Hu Bing, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and some pictures come from the news)