Atonic Constipation (Fig. 1)
Enteric Nervous System (ENS) contracts the large intestine and stools are transported to the anus. But if ENS is disturbed by some reasons and doesn’t work, the muscles become loose and can’t contract, stools can’t be transported to the anus. Stools accumulate, the intestinal tract stretches more and more because it is loose, and the large intestine prolapses since it can’t resist the weight. Irritant laxatives stimulate ENS directly and contract the intestines. This type of laxative is effective, but must not be used for a long period of time continuously. A 63 years old woman suffering from constipation not only continued to use the irritant laxatives for 2 and a half years but also increased the dosage without consulting her doctor. The ENS was exhausted by daily stimulation with large amount of the irritant laxative and the muscles of the intestines became too loose to push stools forward, and stools accumulate, making the intestinal tract an abnormal form. As a result, she didn’t have a bowel movement for 10 days and fainted due to stress and anxiety about constipation. Her constipation was atonic constipation. New Common Sense in Constipation 1. If you have bowel movements 3 times a week, you are not considered as constipation Some people only have bowel movements in the weekend when they can be relaxed and don’t have bowel movements weekday when they are busy. 2. Don’t use irritant laxatives more than 2 times a week It has turned out recently that 1-2 times use of irritant laxatives a week has no problems for the large intestine. 3. There is a laxative gentle to the intestines Nonirritant laxatives collect water in the intestine and soften stools to make them easy to be eliminated. This type of laxatives doesn’t burden the intestine, so you can use every day as long as you are careful about the amount.
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Constipation Avocado is good for constipation because avocado not only contains a lot of dietary fibers but also oleic acid which activates the function of the intestines. Pickled vegetables are good for constipation because they contain vegetable lactobacillus which easily reach the intestines alive. Dietary fibers are very effective for constipation, but it is apt to be insufficient. Lettuce: 1.1 grams (within 100 grams) Burdock: 5.7 grams Dried persimmon contains 14 grams of dietary fiber within 100 grams. Eating dried persimmon with olive oil poured over is more effective because oleic acid in olive oil stimulates the intestines, promoting peristaltic movement (the contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the digestive tract to move the food through the digestive system) and olive oil makes stools soft when it is mixed with stools, leading to better bowel movement. 9 women of 40s-50s who had been suffering from constipation for years tried to eat dried persimmon with olive oil for a week. Before starting the trial, the number of their bowel movement had been about twice a week. 8 of 9 women got better bowel movement, having about 5 bowel movements for a week. It is necessary to be careful about too much eating of dietary fiber because it sometimes worsens constipation. Eating 2 pieces of dried persimmon is effective to improve constipation. Abdominal massage to remove gas (Fig. 1) 1. Lie on your right side. 2. Take a comfortable posture using your arm or pillow under your head. 3. Massage around your navel along the flow of the large intestine clockwise, breathing deeply. 4. 5 to 10 minutes a day What are you doing to improve constipation?
What a lot of people are carrying out is eating more dietary fibers, fermented foods or exercise for the intestine. But there is an easy method good to carry out in summer. That is eating cold carbohydrates because they contain Resistant starch. Resistant starch Resistant starch (RS) is any starch that is not digested and absorbed in the stomach or small intestine and pass on to the large intestine, and is included in carbohydrates such as pasta, bread and rice. Carbohydrates usually contain a lot of starch, but if carbohydrates are cooled, the starch in carbohydrates changes to resistant starch. Resistant starch increased by cooling reaches the large intestine without digesting in the small intestine. That increases the amount of stool and makes excretion easier. The effect of losing weight healthfully is expected as well. 2 constipated females tried to eat cold rice meals for a week. Their bowel movement had been once every four to five days before the experiment, but they had bowel movements almost every day and lost weight. Cold rice can be replaced by other carbohydrates such as pasta. Recipes using Cold Rice (Fig. 1) 1. Cold Rice with Okra, Yamaimo, Ume-plume and Mentsuyu (needle soup) 2. Cold Rice with tofu, Avocado and Wasabi soy source, sesame oil and scallion 3. Cold Rice with Mozuku vinegar, Tomato, Cucumber and grated Ginger
Olive oil, especially extra virgin olive oil is effective for constipation. Olive oil makes stool slippery in large intestine. Oleic acid contained in olive oil is not absorbed in small intestines easily and reaches large intestines.
Drinking a cup of hot water with a table spoon of olive oil every morning is effective. Because olive oil makes oil film on the surface of intestines, hot water drunken together doesn’t cool down easily and warms intestines, leading to dissolving constipation. If it is difficult to drink, adding a table spoon of olive oil in a cup of soup is also effective. When you touch your abdomen, if it feels cold, the constipation is caused by the cold in the abdomen. So this method is effective. What are other things to be careful to dissolve constipation? Eating brown rice is sometimes not good for constipation because the fibers contained in brown rice is water-insoluble dietary fibers so if you don’t chew well, they happen to block the intestines. White rice with barley in the ratio of 2: 1 is recommended because barley is rich in water-soluble dietary fibers. Because water-soluble dietary fibers deliver water to the intestines, stools become soft, resulting in dissolving constipation. Detox tea is recommended for people who have constipation. In early cases, constipation will be improved in 2 weeks. Also losing weight is expected.
Preparation: A tea bag of peppermint, Oligosaccharide, Ginger, Lemon juice (1) Pour 2.5 cups of boiled water into a cup for a bag of peppermint tea. Menthol in peppermint tea has the effect to make it easy to eliminate gas in the abdomen. (2) Keep the cup as it is for 5 to 10 minutes to get the substance of peppermint tea completely. (3) Add a tea spoon of lemon juice. Vitamin C included in lemon juice has the effect to make the function of intestines active. (4) Add a half inch of grated ginger. Ginger has the effect to encourage blood circulation and remove extra water. (5) Add a table spoon of oligosaccharide. Oligosaccharide has the effect to increase good bacteria in the intestines and doesn’t raise blood sugar compared to sugar. (6) Mix it well. You can drink it hot or cold. To improve constipation, it is recommended to drink 1 quart (34 oz.) a day. |
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