If the intestines are not cleaned naturally by more than 48 hours, there is constipation. This condition is extremely unpleasant and rather dangerous, as it can provoke various complications, for example, inflammation of the hemorrhoidal veins, causing severe intoxication of the body.
The work of the digestive system is individual for each person, therefore, ways to treat constipation should also be selected in accordance with lifestyle, habits, diet and drinking regimen, professional activity and even temperament. In addition, it is important to identify the cause of violations of defecation and remove it in a timely manner.
How to treat constipation at home without medication?
Uniform methodology, which would help all by 100%, unfortunately, does not exist. Therefore, it is necessary to closely monitor your own organism and its reactions to various treatment options, selecting the most appropriate methods.
Here's how you can treat spastic and atonic constipation:
1. Increase the daily volume of liquid drunk to 2-2.5 liters. Water contributes to the softening of feces and facilitating their passage.
2. Correct the food. It is desirable to exclude products that provoke gas formation and stagnation in the intestine:
- products made of flour of the highest quality;
- semolina, rice;
- culinary and animal fats;
- spicy seasonings;
- some vegetables (mushrooms, cabbage, onions, radish, garlic, radish, horseradish, turnips);
- kissels;
- black coffee, cocoa, black tea;
- garnet, dogwood, quince, blueberry.
3. Perform special exercises, for example, from the complex bodyflex . The simplest ones are "bicycle", squats, squatting.
4. Do a massage of the abdomen. Movements should be neat, with a slight pressure in the direction from the navel to the pubis from top to bottom.
5. Use natural emollients - kiwi, grated beets, prunes, dried apricots, one-day kefir, homemade yogurt.
How to treat the intestines with constipation medication?
If the standard approach without the use of drugs does not help, you will have to use pharmacological drugs. There are several groups of drugs presented with different mechanisms of action. Some of them are completely safe, but most laxatives cause negative side effects. Therefore, before deciding how to treat bloating and constipation, it is better to consult a gastroenterologist.
Medicines that accelerate the evacuation of stool from the intestine:
1. Prebiotics (safest):
- Lactusan;
- Portalac;
- Normase;
- Dufalac;
- Prelax;
- Good luck;
- Romfalak;
- Medulak.
2. Means that increase osmotic pressure:
- Bi-salt;
- Lavakol;
- Transit;
- Karlovy Vary salt;
- Forlax;
- Realaksan;
- Epsom salt;
- Fortrans;
- Osmogol;
- Forteza;
- Epsom salt.
3. Fillers:
- Mukofalk;
- The heparagus;
- Solgar Psillium;
- Methyl cellulose;
- Sterkulia;
- flax-seed;
- bran.
4. Irritant drugs (least preferred):
- Senadé;
- Guttalax ;
- Slabicap;
- Thyssen;
- Pikolaks;
- Bisacodyl;
- Castor oil;
- Laxbene and others.
5. Candles and microclysters:
- Glycerol;
- Mikrolaks;
- Evacue;
- Glycelax;
- Posterizan.
How to treat constipation for psychological reasons?
When violations of intestinal motility caused by stress, depression, emotional overload, any of the above options for symptomatic therapy will do. At the same time, one should normalize the psychological state, avoid factors that disharmony into the rhythm of life and worsen the mood, take care of proper rest and sleep, and give time to enjoyable activities.
Also, with the problem under consideration, it is advisable to consult a specialist-psychotherapist.