After entering the old age, all the functions of the body begin to degenerate, the function of the stomach and intestines is also the same, so the elderly are more prone to suffer from constipation. The old man's constipation refers to a decrease in the number of bowel movements, as well as the difficulty of defecation, the hardness of the feces is less, the appearance of constipation seriously affects the quality of life of the old man. What should the elderly do if they suffer from constipation? How does Chinese medicine treat constipation in the elderly?

Chinese medicine to treat the elderly constipation recipe

Shiso Laptop Porridge

Shiso, Laptop, sesame seeds 15 grams, research into powder, 100 grams of polished round-grained rice, the same with the water to cook congee, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.

Walnut sesame scattered

200 grams of black sesame, 200 grams of walnuts. Wash the black sesame seeds, into the pan fried incense and crushed, add the right amount of sugar and stir, each time to eat 15 grams, 2 times a day.

Pig blood spinach soup

250 grams of fresh spinach, 150 grams of pig blood, 25 grams of fat pork. Pork sliced and mixed with the right amount of starch to be used, pig's blood cut into slices. Boil water, add spinach, meat, salt, cooked several times with meals.

Sesame almond honey

100 grams of honey, 30 grams of bitter almonds, 60 grams of black sesame seeds (powder), mix and steam, 2 times a day. Used for blood deficiency intestinal constipation.

Huangqi Erren Tang

Astragalus 20 grams, 10 grams of flaxseed, 10 grams of Ulrizalin, 5 grams of pericarp, 15 grams of honey, decocted soup to drink. For qi deficiency constipation.

Ice sugar stewed bananas

3 bananas, 30 grams of sugar. Peel the banana, and rock sugar **** stew, 2 times a day, for 3 days.

Onion white ginger compress

Onion white with 3 whiskers, 30 grams of ginger, 50 black beans, 8 grams of salt. These materials **** pounded as mud into a paste, storage spare. Take the appropriate amount of ointment in the navel, covered with gauze, outside the adhesive tape fixed, such as did not pass can repeat the treatment. This formula warms the menstruation and disperses cold, blood circulation and laxative, and has a good therapeutic effect on the stool of false constipation and cold secretion, with remarkable results.

Other ways to relieve constipation in the elderly

Adhere to the dietary therapy

Eat more fruits and vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, radish, spinach, cabbage and so on. Daily vegetable intake should be more than 500 grams. The ratio of fruits and vegetables to food should be two parts fruits and vegetables and one part food. This is intended to keep the food rough and its natural form to stimulate contraction of the intestinal smooth muscle that lacks tone, and increased intestinal peristalsis, which facilitates the discharge of stools.

Insist on drinking more water

If the constipation is due to insufficient water intake caused by the person, should be regarded as drinking water as a medicine, insist on drinking a cup of cold water or saline every morning on an empty stomach, and usually develop the habit of drinking water, constipation, but also a great deal of good.

Adhere to exercise

Walking or jogging in the morning and evening is good for the recovery of colon tension. Deep breathing exercises on the intestines can also play a role in self-massage, this type of physical therapy can improve the tension of the colon, increase intestinal peristalsis.

Adhere to regular bowel movements

Adopt the habit of regular bowel movements, preferably 20 minutes after breakfast. Drink 500 milliliters of water and take a 10-15 minute walk before you have a bowel movement. At first, even if there is no desire to go to the toilet, according to their own time to squat 10-20 minutes, the row is the central nervous system under the domination of the whole body coordinated action, the attention should be focused on the time of defecation, do not read the newspaper, think about the problem.

Insist on massage

Acupuncture point pressure method, that is, in the stool with the left hand index finger pressure on the left side of the Tianshu point (located in the left side of the umbilical cord about 3 cm, straight down 1 cm outside), to the obvious feeling of soreness that is to be pressed, adhere to the number of 10 seconds after a few will feel like, and at this time, with the breath to increase the pressure of the abdomen, you can defecate. If you are not able to do so, you can repeat the process several times until you have a bowel movement.

Edited by Ms. Pang

Proofread by Haihua Lu