with the acceleration of the pace of life and the change of dietary structure, the incidence of constipation in urban people in the Mainland shows an upward trend, and high work pressure and long-term mental tension are also one of the reasons for constipation.
constipation caused by high work pressure
Professor Yang Yuexin, Institute of nutrition and food safety, China Center for Disease Control and prevention, pointed out today that due to misunderstandings, many patients have wrong ideas about self-treatment. Professor Yang’s survey conducted by experts at the forum held in May this year showed that the prevalence of constipation among nurses working in departments such as internal medicine, intensive care unit and so on was over 74%, while the incidence rate of nurses in geriatric and Department of Hematology nurses was only 26% and 17%, respectively, according to a survey conducted by 400 nurses in a large general hospital in May this year.
she summarized three misunderstandings of patients’ self-treatment:
one of the misunderstandings: put & ldquo; Laxative & rdquo; As a good prescription, if constipation occurs, it can be treated with slimming tea, fruit guide tablets, aloe vera, etc.
although these drugs have obvious effects, they mostly contain a large number of highly irritating ingredients to the intestines and stomach. Long term use will cause atrophy of intestinal smooth muscle, destruction of intestinal mucosa and ganglion, colonic lesions and deterioration of constipation. In addition, it can also lead to drug dependence and even cancer.
the second misunderstanding is that the lack of cellulose is the cause of constipation. If constipation occurs, only eat foods rich in cellulose.
in fact, dietary fiber can not only help defecate, but also cause flatulence and abdominal pain. If people with poor gastrointestinal function eat more, it will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract. Only due to excessive food intake, lack of dietary fiber, the elderly, obese people and pregnant women, it is recommended to eat more crude fiber food to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and enhance defecation ability. In addition, not all foods rich in dietary fiber have a defecation effect. For example, yams with mild sex will aggravate constipation.
myth 3: when constipation occurs, the stool is oily and does not stick. It is considered that greasy meat is easy to block the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in indigestion.
the fact is that proper oil supplementation will not aggravate constipation, but will help lubricate the intestines. Meat is rich in vitamins, protein, etc. a small amount of intake can improve metabolism, lubricate the intestine, maintain nutritional balance, and is beneficial to alleviate the disease. She stressed that studies have confirmed that probiotic yogurt containing B Yichang bacteria can shorten intestinal transmission time and significantly improve constipation symptoms, especially for the elderly and women.
Professor Yang suggested that we should develop healthy and reasonable eating habits and increase the amount of exercise. White collar workers should get up and move every 1 to 2 hours, increase the rotation of waist and crotch when walking, and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. It has obvious curative effect on constipation caused by gastrointestinal dysfunction and dyspepsia.