How to manage constipation in the elderly? How can I prevent constipation?
The health of the elderly is a concern for many children, and each child hopes to create a healthy and happy old age for their parents, so that their old age can be more beautiful and happy. However, due to the poor health of the elderly, they will easily suffer from various diseases, which will make their children feel distressed. Why do older people have constipation? What should I do if the elderly are constipated?
1. How to regulate constipation in the elderly
(1) Exercise conditioning of constipation in the elderly
The survey found that the elderly who did not exercise were much more likely to suffer from constipation than those who insisted on exercising.
In particular, those bedridden elderly who have suffered stroke paralysis and femoral neck fracture are more likely to cause constipation. Therefore, intensifying physical activity is also an effective measure to treat constipation.
(1) Adhere to the whole body exercise, the easiest and most effective way is to walk 3000 meters a day, plus half an hour of physical activity, you can also choose walking, jogging and suitable ball sports.
(2) To insist on abdominal muscle exercise, often do abdominal muscle massage: lie on your back on the bed before getting up or just before going to bed, put the palm of your right hand on the navel, and place the palm of your left hand on the back of your right hand.
Take the umbilicus as the center and massage 50~100 circles around the upper and lower abdomen in a clockwise direction. Then place the palm of the right hand on the back of the left hand and massage 50~100 circles in a counterclockwise direction in the same way, with the aim of improving and maintaining bowel movement.
(3) If your condition and physical strength allow, according to your health condition, do some activities within your ability, such as walking, tai chi, gymnastics, etc.
(4) Walking or jogging in the morning and evening is beneficial to the recovery of colonic tone. Deep breathing exercises can also be used as a self-massage for the intestines, and this type of sports therapy can increase the tone of the colon and increase intestinal motility.
(5) Actions to treat constipation.
Leg raises--- supine position, raise both legs at the same time (keep the knees straight) and slowly lower them, repeating a dozen times.
The leg flexion exercise --- supine position, and both legs are flexed and lifted at the same time to make the thighs close to the abdomen, and then restored. Repeat a dozen times.
Leg kicks --- supine position, with the legs raised at a 30-degree angle to the plane on which they are lying, then one leg is straightened and the other leg is flexed, alternating between the legs. The action is slightly faster, and the flexion and extension range is as large as possible, lasting 20-30 seconds.
In the above, we told the elderly that one of the directions for adjusting constipation is to carry out effective and moderate exercises, so what is the other direction for adjusting the constipation of the elderly? Let's move on.
(2) Dietary conditioning of constipation in the elderly
(1) Staple food mixed with coarse grains, coarse processed cereals such as brown rice, whole grains, oatmeal, buckwheat, black rice, corn, potatoes, beans, etc.
(1) Staple food mixed with coarse grains, coarse processed cereals such as brown rice, whole grains, oatmeal, buckwheat, black rice, corn, potatoes, beans, etc.
(2) Increase the intake of vegetables and fruits, leeks, celery, cabbage, onions, potatoes, seaweed, apples, bananas, walnuts, etc., which are not only rich in dietary fiber, but also rich in nutrients.
(3) Drink 500 ml of cold boiled water after getting up in the morning, 10% of the water drunk at this time is absorbed by the large intestine, and part of it enters the feces to play a softening role.
(4) Except for a very small number of elderly patients with constipation who have dry stool, bad breath, red face, thirst, abdominal distension and other real heat syndromes as the main manifestations,
Other elderly people should appropriately reduce the intake of cold fruits and vegetables such as pears, bananas, cucumbers, winter melons, oranges, and watermelons in their daily diet.
Increase the intake of foods with warming and yang effects, such as walnuts, cistanche, mutton, lamb kidneys, dog meat, leeks, etc.
(5) Appropriately increase the intake of foods such as yam, corn, japonica rice, glutinous rice, red dates, honey, mulberries, black sesame, pine nuts, etc., which have the effect of nourishing qi and nourishing blood and moistening the intestines and laxative.
(6) Avoid smoking, alcohol, strong tea, chili, mustard, pepper, etc.
(7) Elderly patients with constipation should pay attention to eating more semi-liquid foods with less residue, such as milk, rice porridge, egg soup and soft rice, which can effectively avoid or reduce the symptoms of constipation.
(8) Dietary remedies.
General constipation - 1-2 catties of pork ribs or leg bones, after simmering for 50 minutes, add an appropriate amount of white radish and carrot. After the constipation patient cooks, add an appropriate amount of edible salt and other condiments.
Qi deficiencyConstipation - a chai chicken, stewed with an appropriate amount of astragalus. After the constipation patient cooks, add an appropriate amount of edible salt and other condiments.
Yang deficiency constipation - 3-5 catties of sheep backbone, simmer for 50 minutes, add an appropriate amount of white radish and carrot. After the constipation patient cooks, add an appropriate amount of edible salt and other condiments.
2. How to prevent constipation
1. Develop good living habits, drink a glass of warm water every morning, let the stomach and intestines move first, replenish water, and drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
2. Develop good bowel habits, defecate regularly every day, even if you don't have the intention to defecate, you can go to the toilet and squat for 10 minutes, slowly develop the intention to defecate, and establish conditioned reflexes.
3. Avoid eating spicy food, animal liver and other foods that can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract. Eat more high-fiber foods and whole grains. The water absorption rate of high dietary fiber is as high as 10 times, which can replenish water to the intestines, stimulate the contraction and peristalsis of the intestines, make the stool loose and soft, and effectively treat constipation.
4. Rub your abdomen more and exercise more. We can stretch out one of our hands, place the fleshy palm above the navel, and massage it clockwise from right to left down and then to the right, with a little more force, but not so big that it can press down on the stomach and make it hurt. Stick to it for a while, and you'll find that the symptoms of constipation will decrease. It is often said that sports can make people stay young. For people with constipation, the best exercise is jogging, in the process of jogging, the body's waist will move, and at the same time promote the peristalsis of the stomach and intestines.