How to have a bowel movement every day

As a healthy person, what we pursue is health preservation. Many people don’t like constipation. If you are constipated, it means that the toxins in the body cannot be excreted, which can easily cause toxins to remain in the body. Especially for women, once constipated, their skin will become very bad, which can be fatal to women. Therefore, defecation is like detoxification, and it is very important to insist on daily defecation.

Regarding defecation, I wonder what methods you use to ensure normal defecation every day. Some people will do anything to defecate, even using laxatives. In fact, this method has great side effects and can cause severe dehydration.

When you wake up with constipation, drink a glass of cold water or milk on an empty stomach. The stimulation produced will promote large intestine movement. You must eat breakfast. In order to develop a bowel habit, you should go to the toilet at a certain time every day regardless of whether you have the urge to defecate or not. In addition, it is also important to go to the toilet as soon as you feel the urge to defecate. Do some gymnastics in your spare time at work, and do whole-body exercises 1 to 2 times a week to promote blood circulation, activate the large intestine, and eliminate constipation. Taking a bath regularly will improve your blood circulation. Massage your lower abdomen in the bathtub; the stimulation can help induce a bowel movement. In case of acute constipation with abdominal pain, the abdomen is bloated and hard, severe pain occurs, and accompanied by nausea or vomiting, you should loosen the belt and lie down in a comfortable position. In this case, there is a possibility of intestinal obstruction, acute peritonitis or appendicitis, so you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. If you have dull pain in your abdomen but your complexion is good and your pulse is normal, skip 1-2 meals and observe carefully. If you still feel pain, you should go to the hospital for treatment.

Note: Don’t worry if you haven’t had a bowel movement for 2 to 3 days. The frequency of bowel movements is easily affected by the amount of food or water intake. Changing environments when traveling or moving can also cause constipation. Try to avoid using laxatives based on your own judgment. Sometimes digestive tract diseases can also cause constipation.

Having a regular life can be said to be the key to smooth bowel movements. When constipated, the first thing to consider is whether it is related to your diet, eating habits, exercise, sleep and other lifestyle habits, and re-examine your life. Exercise therapy to increase the force of bowel movements The stimulation generated by exercise can promote intestinal activity. The exercise doesn't need to be too intense, a walk is enough. You can walk for about 20 to 60 minutes at a slightly faster pace than usual. You can also use forward and backward leg bending exercises to stimulate the abdomen, or lie on your back, raise your feet above your head, and exercise like riding a bicycle. Abdominal massage to promote intestinal movement: Lie down first, take a deep breath, and tighten your abdominal muscles. Then overlap your palms and use large circles to slowly and gently massage your entire lower abdomen. You don't need to use too much force and massage for 1 to 2 minutes. Next, massage the area around the sigmoid colon where stool is stored. There is a protruding ilium at the level of the left waist and navel. If you move slightly along the ilium towards the navel, you will find the sigmoid colon. It is easier to confirm the position when lying on your back. If you press lightly with your fingertips, the area that is harder than the surrounding area is the sigmoid colon where feces is stored. You can first press slowly with your fingertips about 10 times, and then press the sigmoid colon with the palm of your hand. The effect will be better if you drink a glass of water after the exercise. Defecation requires the cooperation of multiple organs to function normally. Because of this, the whole process is very sensitive, and any slight change in the rhythm of life will immediately show abnormalities. In addition to causing gastrointestinal discomfort, constipation may also lead to shoulder pain, irritability, and have a negative impact on appearance. Once it turns into chronic constipation, it is difficult to cure. It is best to eliminate the cause and restore normal bowel movements as soon as possible before it develops into chronic constipation. If constipation has become chronic, try not to rely on medication. Instead, reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract by improving your diet and lifestyle, and take in enough dietary fiber that can become the raw material for feces. If you combine this with moderate exercise, you should be able to have smooth bowel movements every day. Hiroyuki Abe, visiting professor at Stanford University and president of the Japan Coronary Artery Disease Society, has written a book titled "Food is the Best Medicine" which includes detailed information on how to eliminate constipation and prevent diseases, which readers can refer to.

Basic knowledge of laxatives Laxatives are divided into laxatives and stimulant laxatives. Laxatives have few side effects and can be used long-term to treat chronic constipation. Stimulant laxatives are more effective than laxatives, but they can easily cause dependence and sometimes interfere with the restoration of the natural defecation reflex. Therefore, stimulant laxatives are usually used to empty the intestines before surgery or to treat chronic constipation when laxatives are not effective. Laxatives can be divided into three types according to the way they work: using drugs to absorb water and increase stool volume; acting on the intestinal wall during the formation of stool to prevent the water in the stool from being absorbed; and stimulating the intestinal mucosa to promote intestinal peristalsis. You can use hospital prescription medicines for constipation. If you want to use commercially available medicines, you can choose Chinese herbal medicines such as licorice and senna. They have a milder effect, are less likely to cause diarrhea or abdominal pain, and are not too addictive. When taking laxatives, take a small amount at first, which can help you have a bowel movement every day or every other day. After your bowel movements become regular, reduce the dosage and eventually get used to having bowel movements without the help of laxatives. In short, laxatives can only be used to assist defecation when diet therapy or exercise therapy is ineffective.

I believe you have already mastered the method of daily bowel movements. Using scientific methods to insist on daily bowel movements is a big step in health preservation. Eating so much food every day, it is a refreshing thing to excrete the toxins accumulated in the day out of the body. If you follow the methods introduced above, health will not be far away from you, and you don’t have to be afraid of constipation anymore.