Constipation is a pathological condition when bowel evacuation is difficult, with accumulated stool causing significant physical and psychological discomfort. Consider the main causes of constipation in adults and determine the methods of treatment.
Causes of chronic constipation in adults
Problems with the stool after 30 years are most often the result of an incorrect lifestyle and bad habits. In some cases, constipation occurs against a background of chronic diseases. The causes of permanent constipation in adults can be:
- sedentary lifestyle and sedentary work;
- deficiency of plant fiber in the diet;
- insufficient water consumption;
- permanent intoxication of the body with nicotine and chemicals, including with the continued use of certain medicines (Platifillin, Atropine, No-shpy, Papaverina, etc.);
- chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- obstructions in the large intestine (tumors, scars, twists );
- Endocrine disorders associated with a decrease in secretory gland function;
- neurological diseases, depression, stressful conditions.
Treatment of constipation
Therapy for constipation includes several directions:
- Dietary nutrition involves the inclusion in the daily diet of fresh vegetables and fruits, fermented milk products, cereals, rye and otrubnogo bread. It is also important to drink 1.5-2 liters of water per day.
- Providing motor activity through jogging, charging, swimming, dancing, etc. Due to regular physical exercises, the peristalsis of the intestine is strengthened.
- Treatment of the underlying disease, which is the mediated cause of constipation.
- Use of laxatives.
Among the effective drugs used to treat constipation in adults:
- Forlax;
- Dufalac;
- Poslabin;
- Prelax;
- Normase;
- Regulax;
- Guttalax;
- Phytomycyl.
In addition to drugs in the form of tablets, suspensions, powders for the treatment of constipation in adults at home, Microclax microclasms or rectal suppositories with a laxative effect can be used:
- Bisacodyl ;
- Ferrolaks;
- Glycerin.
Treatment of constipation in adults with folk remedies
Those who do not wish to be treated with pharmaceuticals can be recommended popular folk remedies. The most accessible means is a glass of water drunk on an empty stomach. A laxative effect is possessed by:
- infusions of bark of buckthorn, jostler fruits, dandelion roots, senna leaves and nettles;
- stems and rhubarb root;
- rye bran;
- wheat bran, infused in milk;
- vegetable juices (beet, spinach, celery, carrot, carrot, pumpkin, cucumber);
- fruit (apples, peaches, apricots, plums);
- Brewed in boiling water seeds of dill, flax, cumin, fennel;
- brine from the sauerkraut room temperature;
- steamed in boiling water prunes, dried apricots and raisins;
- taken on an empty stomach vegetable oils (olive, sunflower, rapeseed, sesame);
- a mixture of aloe and honey juice;
- alkaline sulfur-containing mineral water.
You can cleanse the intestines with an enema. It is recommended to prepare a solution for the proceura with decoction of chamomile, dill seeds, sage, or use raw standing water. To get the best effect, add a little salt or glycerin to the liquid.
Also, it helps with constipation stimulating the peristalsis massage of the lower abdomen. Do it, lying on your back, while bending your knees and slowly massaging your stomach with your hands superimposed on each other clockwise.