Constipation is a relatively common phenomenon at present, especially the elderly, many elderly people are prone to constipation, which makes them particularly strange, why is it easy to appear constipation after getting old? The occurrence of constipation has a great impact on them, not only making it extremely difficult for them to defecate, but also causing other problems in their bodies due to the accumulation of toxins. In fact, there are reasons for constipation in the elderly, and only understanding the reasons and taking some measures can help relieve constipation.
Why are the elderly prone to constipation?
- There are bad eating habits
Two, drink less water
Most elderly people because they do not often exercise to make their bodies sweat, it will make the body does not have a lack of water, will not often feel thirsty, so that their water consumption is reduced, and the reduction of water consumption will slow down the gastrointestinal peristalsis, resulting in the absorption of stool water by the body and become dry, and eventually induce constipation.
- Long-term use of laxatives
Some elderly people have been constipated for a long time and let themselves use some laxatives to help defecate, leading to the formation of dependence on the body.
How should the elderly do to relieve constipation phenomenon?
- Appropriate use of drugs
When the elderly have constipation for a long time, you can choose some drugs under the guidance of a doctor, but you should know that you can choose some mild laxatives as far as possible, and these drugs can not be taken for a long time, and long-term use will make the body dependent, and the body will defecate only when using laxatives.
Second, adjust your diet
Most elderly people due to the existence of poor eating habits lead to constipation, so in the daily to pay attention to their own diet, eat more food with relatively high dietary fiber, and usually drink more water to help the body promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and let the body have enough water to soften the stool, so that stool excretion.
- Exercise properly
Enhance the amount of exercise, avoid sitting is also one of the effective ways to improve constipation, there are many elderly people because of the hands and feet inconvenience and let themselves do not get up to exercise, long time sitting will make the gastrointestinal peristalsis worse, but also let the body's digestive function also decline, so appropriate exercise can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, can improve constipation phenomenon.
In general, there are reasons for constipation in the elderly, and relative measures can be taken only after understanding it clearly. In addition, for the elderly, most of them suffer from some chronic diseases, and the existence of chronic diseases in the body is also easy to make gastrointestinal peristalsis worse, so that constipation is aggravated, so disease control is also a measure to prevent constipation.
