Many middle-aged and elderly people suffer from constipation, and long-term constipation will greatly increase the risk of colorectal cancer.
Some people choose to take laxatives, and experts remind everyone that taking laxatives for a long time is harmful to the body and not beneficial. In addition to increasing dietary fiber intake, there are several small ways to effectively relieve constipation.
When urinating, pinch the fingertips with two fingers, pinch all ten fingers, and if you feel that it has not been cleared, you can rub it for a while.
When you have a bowel movement, pinch the base of your finger with your index finger and thumb, and pay attention to which part hurts, pinch it for a while.
In addition to the peripheral nerve stimulation mentioned above, don't rush to get out of bed after waking up in the morning, and do three small movements to promote bowel movements.
(1) Rub the abdomen with alternating large and small thenar rubs;
(2) Pat your stomach from the right side to the left side;
(3) Drink 200 ml of warm water on an empty stomach.
After a whole night of metabolism, the human body is in a state of "lack of water" when it wakes up in the morning. The first glass of water quickly flows through the gastrointestinal tract, cleansing the digestive tract, activating the cells of the gastrointestinal tract, replenishing the water lost by the body the night before, and diluting the increasingly thick blood, allowing the body to wake up from the inside out. It is also beneficial to the digestion and absorption of the following breakfast, and can promote bowel movements, allowing the body to enter a virtuous cycle.