How to overcome constipation?<\/p>\n
Today, more and more people are faced with a very unpleasant problem that is not customary to talk about.\u00a0Constipation<\/strong>\u00a0gives us a lot of inconvenience, negatively affects the quality of life, and its endless treatment (constant use of laxatives) not only washes away money, but also destroys health. Nowadays, it has become the subject of close attention of gastroenterologists, proctologists and psychotherapists. Let's see: what is constipation and what are its causes, what should be its treatment?<\/p>\n Constipation must be divided into:<\/strong> episodic constipation<\/strong>, as a rule, give a person temporary inconvenience: they disturb for a certain time, but then intestinal motility is restored and everything returns to normal. The reasons for such constipation can be different: taking various medications, pregnancy, a sharp change in weather conditions or time zones, physical inactivity, stress, etc. Such forms of constipation are not a pathology and do not belong to diseases.<\/p>\n We will focus on chronic constipation. Their symptoms are very diverse, but there is always a delay in defecation - from 1 time in 3 days, up to 1 time per week, 10 days or less. At the same time, patients experience heaviness in the abdomen, often accompanied by bloating (flatulence), headaches, general weakness and nervousness. Of particular concern are the complications of chronic\u00a0constipation<\/strong>such as: enteritis, colitis, inflammation of the rectum. A frequent complication is hemorrhoids - a disease associated with inflammation and pathological changes in the hemorrhoidal veins that form nodes around the rectum. Patients who suffer from a chronic form of constipation complain of itching, pain and bleeding during defecation, and with a long course of the disease - prolapse of hemorrhoids.<\/p>\n The causes of chronic constipation are very trivial and are dictated by the modern conditions of human life: this is an irrational diet that excludes fiber, useful microelements, and at the same time, replete with preservatives, refined products and carcinogens, and a sedentary lifestyle, and everyday stress and nervous overload. All this together leads to the terrible picture that was described above.<\/p>\n So what needs to be done to get rid of such an unpleasant and very dangerous disease? First of all, you need to remember that the best medicine is prevention, and you should not wait until you start having problems - it is better to take care of your health right now.<\/p>\n Constipation and its treatment at an early stage (tendency to constipation)<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) Proper nutrition. Eat as much fiber as possible: bran, wholemeal flour, vegetables, fruits, rye bread - all these foods contain dietary fiber, which provide timely and complete cleansing of the intestines. Beetroot is very good for defecation - it can be consumed both raw and boiled. In addition, enrich your diet with fermented milk products: kefir, yogurt, fermented baked milk, yogurt are simply indispensable for the health of your body.<\/p>\n 2) Active lifestyle. Move more, go swimming, running, aerobics, or just increase the amount and duration of your walks. Gymnastics and yoga have a particularly beneficial effect on the intestines. If the problem\u00a0constipation<\/strong>\u00a0has already touched you, then, in addition to the above measures, it is necessary to take measures.<\/p>\n Constipation often signals some kind of trouble in the body, for example, a tumor or polyps in the intestines, insufficient thyroid function, dehydration, irritation of the intestinal mucosa, frequent use of antidepressants, blood pressure lowering drugs, antispasmodics. In this case, treatment based on traditional laxatives will only exacerbate the problem. Since the constant use of such drugs leads to addiction, calcium leaching, stretching of the intestines, hemorrhoids and ....<\/p>\n Chronic constipation increases the risk of developing pathology and malignant tumors not only in the intestines, but also in the gallbladder, stomach, and duodenum. By the appearance and consistency of feces, one can sometimes judge diseases. For example, an abundance of mucus in them indicates irritation of the intestines, and black tarry stools indicate an ulcer or erosion of the stomach.<\/p>\n
\n- episodic (or one-time);
\n- chronic.<\/p>\n