Constipation is a very common disease, which has penetrated into our lives regardless of age and sex. Middle-aged and elderly people can't have a bowel movement because they eat too little food, or the food is too fine, lacking the stimulation of fiber residue on colon movement. At the same time, due to age, the muscles that assist defecation are weak, which can also cause constipation. So, what should middle-aged and elderly people eat if they have constipation? Let's have a look.

1, eat some coarse grains as the staple food, and eat some cereal if possible.

In complementary food, eat more foods rich in cellulose. Such as fruits with skins, vegetables with stems and leaves or bamboo shoots, melons and fruits. Some foods, such as raw radish, raw onion, garlic, sweet potato (sweet potato, sweet potato), etc., can increase intestinal peristalsis and play a laxative role.

When cooking, add more fat or vegetable oil appropriately. After fat decomposition, it can produce fatty acids and stimulate intestinal peristalsis.

Runchang food, as well as honey, sesame, walnuts.

Drinking warm water, light salt water and fruit juice every morning can keep the moisture in the stool and make the stool soft and moist.

Old people who are often constipated can take vitamin B 1,15mg every day.