How is constipation? Why is constipation easier in winter?
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According to statistics, in spring, summer and autumn, constipation patients account for about 11% of outpatient service, but in winter, constipation patients increase by about 2%.
constipation in winter is nothing more than these reasons:
lack of water in the body: the cold and dry environment increases the demand for water in the body, and the decrease of water in the body is generally an important cause of constipation.
Sitting for a long time and moving less: Excessive sitting may lead to poor peristalsis of the stomach, thus affecting the normal defecation function. Moreover, the winter is cold, the amount of exercise is reduced, and the peristalsis of the stomach is also reduced accordingly, which leads to constipation.
Unreasonable diet: Because it is cold in winter, the taste is spicy, and the stomach is stimulated, which leads to constipation. Moreover, the low temperature in winter, high-fat and high-sugar food intake, less intake of fruits and vegetables, and lack of dietary fiber are also easy to cause constipation.
Wrong defecation posture: There is a muscle called "puborectal muscle" in human body. This muscle starts from one side of the pubic bone, wraps around the back of the rectum, and then returns to the other side of the pubic bone to form a ring, which just pulls the rectal hook and makes the rectum form an angle with the tip forward, which is called "anorectal angle" or "anal right angle" for short.
generally, the right angle of anus in sitting posture is about 8 ~9, while in squatting posture, the right angle of anus can reach about 1. Studies have shown that the greater the right angle of the anus, the less effort it takes to defecate, so the squatting is smoother.
However, many people have misunderstandings about constipation. They think constipation is a minor illness and often disagree. As everyone knows, constipation is the "chief culprit" of many diseases: dry throat, bad breath, insomnia, bloating, loss of appetite, rough skin, hemorrhoids, anal fissure, etc. Long-term constipation may also cause colorectal cancer, which should attract the attention and attention of middle-aged and elderly people.
Therefore, experts warn people (especially middle-aged and elderly friends) to take constipation seriously, treat it in time once it gets sick, and actively prevent it if it doesn't get sick, especially in cold, dry and windy winter.
how to prevent constipation in winter?
1. Eat more food with dregs and replenish enough water
Cellulose is an important factor to form feces and promote defecation. Cellulose can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, increase moisture in fecal mass, expand fecal mass volume, stimulate intestinal peristalsis and make defecation smooth. Cellulose, like steel bars in concrete, can solidify cement and stones, which helps to shape the stool.
Therefore, food should not be eaten too carefully. It is necessary to ensure that fiber accounts for 3-5% of the food, but at the same time, you should drink enough water, because the cold and dry weather increases the human body's demand for water. You should drink as much water as possible so that dietary fiber can play a role in moistening intestines.
2. Exercise
Exercise can stimulate intestinal peristalsis. It is very simple that you move your intestines, and doctors in gastrointestinal surgery often encourage patients after gastrointestinal surgery to get out of bed as soon as possible, in order to promote the recovery of intestinal peristalsis. If it is particularly cold outdoors, you can choose some indoor projects, such as swimming, playing badminton and tennis.
3. Good defecation habits
The human body has two natural defecation habits: one is the "standing reflex" when getting up in the morning; The other is the "defecation posture" of squatting position. When you wake up in the morning, you will change from lying to sitting and then arrive at the station. Intestinal peristalsis will increase, and the intestine will produce a huge peristalsis wave to help you push the stool out.
On the other hand, human beings have been using squatting posture to defecate for thousands of years. Squatting posture relaxes pubic rectum, straightens rectum and promotes defecation. However, the appearance of the toilet is only nearly 3 years, and when sitting and defecating, when the legs and trunk form a 9-degree angle, the pubic rectum muscle passing through the pelvic floor can not rest, and the rectum bends to make defecation difficult and induce constipation.
people who use sitting toilets at home can prepare a magnetic therapy healing stool and put it in front of the toilet, return to the natural defecation posture, and open the anorectal angle to promote defecation. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the magnetic therapy healing stool is designed with eight magnets at the pedal position to stimulate the gastrointestinal reflex zone and promote defecation.
Constipation troubles do bring us a lot of inconvenience, but when we can recuperate, we should not use drugs indiscriminately and pursue "quick defecation". Instead, we should improve our living habits, adjust our diet, strengthen our exercise, and defecate according to two natural instincts. If we use the toilet, we should use magnetic therapy to promote the stool to return to the natural squatting position to avoid the aggravation of constipation symptoms.