Constipation is a relatively common intestinal disease. Generally, temporary constipation can be treated with diet, but if it is long-term, you need to pay attention. You can drink more tea at ordinary times. Tea has laxative properties. There are many fruits that can also help relieve constipation and moisturize the intestines. So, what kind of tea can you drink to treat constipation? What foods can treat constipation?

1. Treatment of constipation

1. Baiziren green tea

Green tea bag, 6g Baiziren, and appropriate amount of honey. People with a history of ulcers and hyperacidity are not suitable for drinking. Green tea can calm the mind and calm the mind, while cypress kernel can moisturize and relieve constipation, improving the symptoms of bad breath and yellow tongue coating in hot and dry constitutions.

2. Four-Ren Drink

Take 10 grams each of almonds, plum kernels, peach kernels and hemp seeds, grind them into pieces, boil them for 10 minutes and make a tea. Take it regularly for people with constipation who have persistent dry stools.

3. Shouwu and Angelica drink

30 grams of raw Shouwu. 25 grams of whole angelica root, soak in boiling water for 20 minutes and make tea. Mainly used to treat blood deficiency and constipation.

4. Dandelion tea

60-90 grams of fresh dandelion whole plant or dried whole plant, decoct in water to 50-100 ml, take 1 dose with a meal every day, and decoct the medicine. Finally, you can add an appropriate amount of sugar or honey for seasoning to treat constipation in children.

5. Raw licorice tea

Take 2 grams of raw licorice, brew it with 15 to 20 ml of boiling water and take it. 1 dose daily. This method is specially used to treat constipation in infants and young children, and the effect is satisfactory. Generally, the medication can be used for 7 to 15 days to prevent recurrence.

6. Sophora japonica tea

Buy prepared Sophora japonica tea and soak 3-5 pills in water every day. The water will be golden yellow. It will be effective after 10 consecutive days of drinking. It can also be drank as tea all year round and is also good for chronic pharyngitis.

2. Food also has therapeutic effects

(1) Banana

Banana is a tropical and subtropical fruit. Its carbohydrate (sugar) content is very high. Fruits such as apples, pears, watermelons, etc. contain about 10 grams of sugar per 100 grams, while bananas have 28 grams. Bananas are also rich in dietary fiber. Generally, 100 grams of fresh fruit contains about 1 gram of dietary fiber, while bananas have 3.1 grams. Dietary fiber can absorb water in the intestines, expand the stool, and promote intestinal peristalsis and defecation.

At the same time, the large amount of water-soluble plant fiber contained in bananas can cause the secretion of hypertonic gastrointestinal fluid, thereby adsorbing water to the solid part, making the stool soft and easy to pass. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bananas are cold in nature and sweet in taste, and can clear away heat and detoxify, moisten the lungs and relieve cough, moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation, and lower blood pressure. Therefore, in daily life, when constipation occurs, I think of eating more bananas to moisten the intestines and relieve constipation.

(2) Kiwi fruit

It contains more dietary fiber and protein decomposing enzymes. In addition to quickly removing harmful metabolites accumulated in the body, preventing and treating constipation, these substances can also It has a very good effect in preventing colon cancer and arteriosclerosis. Eating 1-2 kiwi fruits on an empty stomach every morning and eating 1 hour apart will have a better effect in treating constipation.

(3) Pears

Pear contains 3 grams of fiber (mostly non-soluble fiber) per 100 grams. It is non-soluble fiber and can help prevent constipation and digestive diseases. It can purify the kidneys and clean the intestines. People with long-term constipation should eat more pears and help prevent colon and rectal cancer.

(4) Red dates

Red dates “can replenish the vital energy, nourish the spleen and stomach, moisten the heart and lungs, regulate health, soothe yin and blood, produce body fluids, please the color, and clear the nine orifices. It has the function of "helping the twelve meridians and harmonizing hundreds of medicines". Red dates also have the function of "curing the stubborn evil qi in the heart and soul." When you are constipated, you might as well try red date soup to solve your constipation pain.

(5) Grapefruit

Grapefruit is sour, cold and non-toxic. It has various functions such as promoting qi, digesting food, removing phlegm, detoxifying, analgesic, and treating constipation. Grapefruit itself is rich in nutrients and contains much more calcium and vitamins than other fruits. The vitamin C content is three times that of lemons and oranges. The calcium content is 10 times more than that of apples, pears, bananas and other fruits. Grapefruit is also rich in natural citric acid and various inorganic salts, which not only help the liver, stomach, lungs and other functions, but also have the effect of clearing away heat and removing internal heat, relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

3. Constipation diet recipes

1. Sweet potato snacks

Ingredients: 1 sweet potato, 3 white fungus, appropriate amount of honey.

Method: Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into pieces, soak and chop the white fungus, add water to boil them together, add honey for seasoning, and eat as a snack.

Recommendation: Eat twice a day, between meals.

Taste: Sweet, crisp and delicious.

Note: Sweet potatoes are starchy foods that easily produce gastric acid, so those with excessive gastric acid should not eat them.

2. Banana juice

Ingredients: half banana, 300c.c. pineapple juice, half papaya.

Method: Squeeze the juice from the pineapple, then cut the banana into small sections, peel and remove the seeds from the papaya, and mix the three together with a juicer evenly.

Recommendation: Drink once a day, between meals.

Taste: Slightly sour and sweet.

Note: Make it now and drink it now. Do not leave it for more than 1 hour, otherwise the juice will be easily oxidized and the effect will be diminished. Since this drink is sweet and contains high potassium, people with poor gastric acidity and kidney function should not drink it.

3. Kelp and fungus meal

Ingredients: half a piece of dried kelp, 3 black fungus, 5 shiitake mushrooms, appropriate amount of olive oil and coarse salt.

Method: Soak kelp, black fungus and shiitake mushrooms until soft, cut into shreds, add olive oil and coarse salt and cook in a pot.

Recommendation: Eat it as a side dish every day.

Taste: smooth, tender and fragrant.

Note: Kelp is slippery and tender, which will make it difficult for fertilized eggs to implant, so pregnant women should not eat it.

4. Aloe Vera and Red Date Drink

Ingredients: 3 pieces of aloe vera, 15 red dates, 20c.c. of oligosaccharides, 3000c.c. of water.

Method: After removing the thorns from the aloe vera, cut the skin and meat into small pieces, bring the red dates and water to a boil over high heat, continue to cook over low heat for 20 minutes, filter the residue and add oligosaccharides for seasoning.

Recommendation: Use it as a thirst-quenching drink throughout the day.

Taste: Slightly sweet.

Note: Aloe vera is smooth and tender, which will make it difficult for a fertilized egg to implant in the bed. Pregnant women should not eat it.

5. Pineapple enzyme drink

Ingredients: 20cc pineapple vinegar, 30cc liquid enzyme, 20cc oligosaccharide, 500cc cold water.

Method: Add all the ingredients together and stir evenly before drinking.

Recommendation: 1~2 times a day.

Taste: Sweet and sour.

Note: The enzymes in pineapple are relatively irritating and can easily irritate wounds. Patients with gastric ulcers should not drink it.