Rub it every day, and you don't have to worry about constipation

Constipation is the most common digestive system disease in the elderly, long-term constipation may induce or aggravate hemorrhoids, anal fissures, colorectal cancer and other anorectal diseases and Alzheimer's disease, for many elderly people with underlying diseases, excessive straining to defecate may also induce syncope, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Therefore, for constipation, especially in the elderly, it is necessary to actively carry out treatment intervention.

Rub it every day for constipation, don't worry

For constipation, drug treatment is currently the main clinical treatment. However, the disadvantages of long-term use of laxative drugs are very obvious, not only drug dependence, but also may cause gastrointestinal problems and liver and kidney damage, so such drugs must be used cautiously according to the doctor's advice.

Abdominal massage can effectively relieve constipation, and is one of the most commonly used external treatments in traditional Chinese medicine, with the characteristics of "simple and incorruptible", through specific techniques in specific positions of the abdomen to massage, effectively promote intestinal peristalsis, and then improve constipation.

Abdominal massage is pure physical therapy, there are no side effects, and it is very easy to learn, let's learn it together!

Method 1:

Before the operation, empty the urine, the patient takes the supine position, the legs are flexed, and the abdominal muscles are relaxed. The operator or the patient himself starts the massage in a clockwise direction in the right lower quadrant around the umbilicus, from light to heavy, to the extent that no pain is felt.

10~15 minutes each time, once a day in the morning and evening, or 20 minutes before or 2 hours after a meal.

Method 2:

The patient is placed in a supine position with the legs flexed to relax the abdominal muscles. The operator or patient himself places the palm of one hand directly above the navel and massages the colon from right to left with the four fingertips other than the thumb. When massaging to the left lower abdomen, the pressure of the fingers should be appropriately strengthened, so that no pain is felt, exhale when pressing, and inhale when relaxing, for about 10 minutes each time.

In addition to the above two techniques, there are also massage techniques such as point and vibration, which need to be operated under the guidance of medical staff.

Dietary remedies for constipation

1. Lily honey soup

Method: Prepare 50~60 grams of lily (80~100 grams of fresh), 20 grams of honey. Soak the dried lilies for 4 hours (fresh ones do not need to soak them), add 300ml of water, simmer for 30 minutes, cook until the lilies are ripe, then pour in honey and mix well.

Usage: One dose per day, divided into two doses in the morning and evening, 15 days for 1 course of treatment. Generally, bowel movements began on the second day of taking the drug, and there were no symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by laxatives.

2. Rice soup and honey egg drops

Preparation: Prepare a serving of hot rice soup, then add an appropriate amount of honey and an egg and stir well.

Directions: Wait 15 minutes before taking directly.

3. Fungus quail eggs

Method: Prepare an appropriate amount of white fungus, quail eggs, and rock sugar. Soak the white fungus in water for 12 hours in advance, then wash it and put it in a pot, add rock sugar and shelled quail eggs, and simmer together.

Directions: Take it after cooking and once a day in the morning on an empty stomach.

4. Sesame porridge

Method: Prepare appropriate amounts of sesame seeds, japonica rice, and honey. Put the sesame seeds in a pot and stir-fry them, boil the japonica rice and water together to make porridge, add the prepared sesame seeds and honey when they are about eight years old, stir well, and cook.

Directions: Eat once a day in the morning and once in the evening.

5. Sweet potato porridge

Method: Prepare sweet potatoes and japonica rice. Peel the sweet potatoes, wash them, cut them into small pieces, and boil the sweet potatoes and japonica rice together into porridge after adding water.

Directions: Eat once a day in the morning and once in the evening. Source: Chuxiong Prefecture Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Author: Yang Benyan).

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