How is constipation? Why is constipation easier in winter?

Relevant data show that after winter every year, the number of outpatients in the anorectal department of the hospital will gradually increase, especially the increase of constipation patients, most of whom are middle-aged and elderly people.

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According to statistics, constipation patients account for about 1 1% of outpatients in spring, summer and autumn, while constipation patients increase by about 20% in winter.

Constipation in winter is nothing more than these reasons:

Less water in the body: the cold and dry environment increases the demand for water in the body, and the decrease of water in the body is generally an important reason for constipation.

Sedentary and inactive: Too much sedentary may lead to poor gastric peristalsis, thus affecting the normal defecation function. Moreover, the winter is cold, the amount of exercise is reduced, and the peristalsis of the stomach is also reduced accordingly, leading to constipation.

Unreasonable diet: because it is cold in winter, it tastes spicy, stimulates the stomach and leads to constipation. Moreover, the low temperature in winter, high-fat and high-sugar food intake, low intake of fruits and vegetables, and lack of dietary fiber are also easy to cause constipation.

Wrong defecation posture: There is a muscle in the human body called "puborectal muscle". This muscle starts from one side of the pubic bone, goes around to the back of the rectum, and then returns to the other side of the pubic bone to form a ring, just pulling the rectal hook, so that the rectum and the tip form an angle forward, which is referred to as "anorectal angle" or "anorectal right angle".

Generally, the right angle of anus in sitting posture is about 80 ~ 90, while the right angle of anus in squatting posture can reach about100. Studies have shown that the greater the right angle of the anus, the more labor-saving defecation, so the squat is smoother.

However, many people have misunderstandings about constipation. They think constipation is a minor illness and often disagree. As we all know, constipation is the "culprit" of many diseases: dry throat, bad breath, insomnia, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, rough skin, hemorrhoids, anal fissure and so on. Long-term constipation may also cause colorectal cancer, which should attract the attention and attention of middle-aged and elderly people.

Therefore, experts warn people (especially middle-aged and elderly friends) to take constipation seriously. Once they get sick, they should be treated in time, and they should actively prevent it if they are not sick, especially in cold, dry and windy winter.

How to prevent constipation in winter?

1. Eat more food with dregs and replenish enough water.

Cellulose is an important factor to form feces and promote defecation. Cellulose can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, increase the water content in feces, expand the volume of feces, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, and make defecation smooth. Cellulose, like steel bars in concrete, can solidify cement and stones, which is helpful to the formation of feces.

So, don't eat food too carefully. Make sure that fiber accounts for 30-50% of food, but at the same time, you should drink enough water, because cold and dry weather increases the demand for water. You should drink as much water as possible so that dietary fiber can moisten the intestines.

take exercise

Exercise can stimulate intestinal peristalsis. It's simple. You also move your intestines. Doctors in gastrointestinal surgery often encourage patients after gastrointestinal surgery to get out of bed as soon as possible to promote the recovery of intestinal peristalsis. If it is particularly cold outside, you can choose some indoor projects, such as swimming, playing badminton and tennis.

3. Good defecation habits

The human body has two natural defecation habits: one is the "standing reflex" when getting up in the morning; The other is the "defecation posture" of squatting posture. Woke up in the morning will change from lying to sitting and then arrive at the station. Intestinal peristalsis will increase, and the intestine will produce huge peristalsis waves to help you push the stool out.

On the other hand, human beings have been squatting for thousands of years to defecate. Squat posture relaxes pubic rectum, straightens rectum and promotes defecation. However, the appearance of the toilet is only nearly 30 years, and when sitting and defecating, when the leg and trunk form a 90-degree angle, the pubic rectum muscle passing through the pelvic floor cannot rest, and the rectum bends to make defecation difficult and induce constipation.

People who use sitting toilets at home can prepare a magnetic therapy healing stool and put it in front of the toilet to restore the natural defecation posture, open the anorectal angle and promote defecation. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the magnetic therapy stool is designed with eight magnets at the pedal position to stimulate the gastrointestinal reflex zone and promote defecation.

Constipation does bring a lot of inconvenience to our life, but when we can adjust ourselves, we should not use drugs indiscriminately or pursue "quick defecation", but improve our living habits, adjust our diet, strengthen exercise and defecate according to two instincts. If we use the toilet, we should use the magnetic therapy stool and return to the natural squatting position to avoid the aggravation of constipation symptoms.