For the time being, most people tend tonegligent attitude to one's own health. But the hour of reckoning is coming, and we begin to reproach ourselves for not respecting our own organism and trying to improve the situation. In some cases, fortunately, it all happens, but, unfortunately, it happens the other way round. Therefore, it is important that the "enlightenment" moment comes as soon as possible.
One of the most frequent problems of our body -it's constipation. Moreover, it can appear in both adults and children. Is this a problem? Yes, definitely: together with constipation there are pains in the stomach, increased gas formation (flatulence), a constant feeling of discomfort. Untreated constipation can become chronic and provoke the appearance of hemorrhoids. From all that has been said, it is absolutely necessary to deal with constipation.
What to do with constipation. The first action.
To begin to make sure that your problem -constipation. By this concept it is customary to understand the systematic difficulties in emptying the bowel or stool retention for more than two days. There are three signs by which you can determine whether the situation is disturbing you - constipation or physiological norm:
· Visiting the toilet room "in large" from three times a day to three visits a week;
· General well-being, absence of discomfort in the abdomen;
· The process of defecation spontaneous, without effort, does not cause pain, after the emptying of the intestine there is no feeling that the intestine is only partially released.
If at least one of the signs for your situation is incorrect, then you can confidently talk about the occurrence of constipation.
What to do with constipation. The second action.
We do an assessment of the tone of the intestine, because from thiswill depend on therapeutic actions: stimulation of the intestine or withdrawal of spasms. There are constipation atonic (fecal masses are voluminous, the first part of them hardly leaves the rectum, causing pain, the remaining feces pass easily) and spastic (fecal masses with constrictions, can have the form of sheep stool, as a rule, leave the rectum painlessly). In some cases, there are mixed types of constipation (feces are dense lumps, stitched together). With asthenic constipation, there is a heaviness in the abdomen, a feeling of overflow of the stomach. With spastic - severe pain, colic, bloating.
What to do with constipation. The third action.
Further we try to understand the cause of the phenomenon.If you just take laxatives, then the intestine, of course, will be free. But if the reason itself remains (which we do not yet know), then the probability of constipation in the near future is extremely high.
The most common cause of constipation is abnormalnutrition and lack of consumed fluid. Under the wrong diet should be understood the excessive use of fixing products (rice, milk, semolina, blueberries, strong tea, etc.). This problem is often faced by young mothers who, in order not to harm the baby, dramatically reduce the list of consumed products. What to do. It is necessary to introduce into your diet a sufficient amount of liquid, food rich in coarse fibers, and fermented milk products. In addition, you need small portions 5-6 times a day at the same time.
The next reason is a lack of motor activity (characteristic of atonic constipation).
No less serious reason is the habit of postponingvisiting the toilet for later. Signals about the need to empty the intestines that the body gets into should not be ignored, since otherwise the signals will simply stop coming and you will get a neurogenic constipation.
The causes of constipation can also be stresses and taking antibiotics.
What to do with constipation. The fourth action.
Eliminate the causes of constipation:we go to the toilet on the first call; drink a day at least 1.5 liters of fluid; include in the diet sour-milk and fiber-rich foods; we include physical activity in the regime of the day, you can start with a normal charge in the morning.
What helps with constipation, other than the above measures?The help, and quickly enough can render medicines which in a plenty are available in a drugstore. I must say that these drugs do have a quick effect, but they are all different in terms of the degree of impact on the body, so it is reasonable to use them only as prescribed by the doctor.
How to deal with constipation drugs.It is desirable to treat frequent constipation with mild laxatives. You can use drugs on lactulose - syrups "Dufalac", "Normase"; powder "Forlax", "Export", "Mukofalk." Their action is manifested somewhat more slowly than from irritating laxatives, but they act sparing and do not cause addiction. In addition, they are allowed even for use by small children and nursing mothers.
With atopic constipation, you can use drugs based on bisacodyl and senna, as well as drops of "Guttalax", "Slabilen", "Regulax".
For a quick effect, you can use glycerin drugs, they can be used to treat atonic constipation in infants, pregnant and lactating mothers.
Apply also oil enemas with vaseline, olive, sunflower oil.
With spastic constipation it is useful to take thermal procedures (baths, warmers on the stomach), they relieve spasms and move the stool to the exit.
