Introduction: Defecation is a kind of main excretion means of the human body, timely discharge excrement, not only can discharge metabolize waste toxin outside the body, still avoided harmful toxins to be absorbed by the human body, it is an important means for anti-aging and decline.
Wang Chong of the Han dynasty pointed out in his works Lun Heng(On balance) that: "plan to live long, clear turbidity in the intestine, desire to live long, there is no residue in the intestine." The residue in the bowel should be cleared in time ceaselessly, clear outside body, just won't "poison your body", thereby assure the normal physiology function.
How to relieve constipation.
Similar as hold back urinate, hold back defecation is also that people often encounter, related with inconvenience sometimes, but sometimes people do not plan to "hold back", however, have some constipation, want to discharge but defecation could not come out, however. But no matter what kind of condition should think of a way to remove excrement in time. Serious constipation can use "open plug dew" as the emergency method of the like, but must not rely on laxative!
✵How to relieve constipation:
Treat your body well and relieve constipation to some extent:
(1). Drink more water: Drink more water not only can wash bowel tract, still can increase moisture, avoid defecate too dry and knot. Drinking water in the morning is especially effective;
(2). Intake more dietary fiber, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, take away the toxin. Eat more fruits and vegetables, you will find a lot of defecation;
(3). Moderate exercise;
(4). Develop the habit of regular defecation: training physiological reflex, such as morning, mealtime;
(5). Relax and laugh: When you are frightened or nervous, your mouth dries and your heart beats faster. Your intestines will stop moving. And laugh can shake belly, have massaging effect to bowel, can help digest, is helpful for preventing constipation in 1 to 2 days;
(6). Use natural laxatives, such as konjac, yogurt, honey, pollen, and traditional Chinese medicine also have very good laxative effect;
(7). Choose medicines carefully: Some medicines can cause or aggravate constipation, for example, calcium tablet, an anti-hypertensive medicine, antidepressant, muscle relaxant can cause constipation, long-term use laxative also can make bowel function into disorder;
(8). Reduce food intake: People with a spasmodic colon should also avoid large meals, so as not to expand the digestive tract, make constipation more serious;
(9). Do not overexert yourself when peeing: It is not wise to try hard to defecate, which may cause hemorrhoids and anal rupture, not only pain but also because of the narrow anal mouth, making constipation more serious. Overexertion can also raise blood pressure and slow the heart rate;
(10). Attending massage and acupuncture, you can choose the abdomen or the "QuChi point" at the lateral end of the elbow horizontal stripes, or stimulate the large intestine point.
7 benefits of defecating.
1. Timely detoxification: feces is the waste of human metabolism, which contains some toxic substances, such as ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, indoles, and bacteria such as escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, tetanus bacillus, spirochetes and fungi, as well as intestinal parasitic worm eggs such as roundworm and pin worm. Timely defecation can remove these toxic and harmful substances in time.
✵2. Anorectic health: timely defecation can avoid a series of anorectic diseases, including constipation, anal fissure, hemorrhoids, and even intestinal cancer, caused by the destruction of intestinal flora environment.
✵3. Body and mind are relaxed: timely defecate could also eliminate the tension, still can avoid cerebral hemorrhage of the hypertensive patient because of constipation and excessive suffocate. A lot of people express to feel head hair sweat, work vexed after holding back defecate. It's all about ignoring your body's signals.
✵4. Protect the uterus: if a woman's rectum is too full, the cervix will move forward, the uterus will tilt backward, and the vein blood flow in the broad posterior ligament will be blocked due to bending pressure. Besides, the uterine wall will also become congested due to this, and the loss of elasticity so that the uterus remains in a backward position, sacral pain, lumbago, menstrual disorders and so on.
✵5. Prevention of breast cancer: studies have found that after severe constipation, harmful bacteria in the intestinal flora grow especially much, including a bacillus metabolite similar to estrogen, which attacks the breast after absorption, and a large proportion of women with breast cancer have constipation.
✵6. Prevent dementia: about 80% of the elderly with constipation prone to Alzheimer's disease, long-term constipation will cause the elderly loss of appetite, dizziness, headache, fatigue, insomnia, bad temper with anxiety, left lower abdominal pressure and distension. Serious cases might lead to old person have fear or mental abnormality to defecate.
✵7. Reproductive health: as a result of constipation, it needs a long time to force defecation, make rectum fatigue, anal contraction too tight and pelvic bottom spasmodic contraction, bring about no ejaculation or sexual desire decline, sexual life without orgasm, causing sexual life disorders.
✵Tips: At present many teas for weight loss on the market also contains cathartic medicine (for instance, senna leaf) and so on, one should read the instructions carefully!