For the elderly, constipation is a very common problem, because the elderly gastrointestinal peristalsis is very slow, coupled with the elderly less exercise, metabolism is slow, very easy to constipation, constipation is not painful, but in the long run, the body of the toxins and metabolic wastes accumulate, not only will make the old man's body is not comfortable, and even have a variety of diseases that come along with it. The first thing you need to do is to get rid of all the stuff that you have to do to get rid of.
First, adjust the dietary structure of the elderly, don't let the elderly often eat big fish and meat, and other high-calorie, high-fat food, these things, although people seem to be more nutritious, but the elderly intestines and stomach can not afford to pay attention to nutritional collocation, meat and vegetables reasonable, in addition, but also often eat some fruits and vegetables as well as coarse grains, rich in dietary fiber and promote the development of the elderly. Dietary fiber and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis food. Also often drink water, moist intestinal tract, help excretion, in addition, you can also drink some yogurt, honey water.
Second, strengthen the physical exercise, maintain a reasonable work and rest. Life is movement, the elderly is to strengthen the exercise, not only to maintain health, but also to promote blood circulation and metabolism, the body movement, gastrointestinal function will become more active, regular exercise, not only can strengthen the body, but also will make the digestive system become more healthy, so as to fundamentally reduce the situation of constipation.
Third, with the help of other techniques, such as abdominal massage and medication to improve and so on. Frequent massage of the abdomen can promote gastrointestinal function, improve the constipation, but this method is very slow, need to adhere to a long time, you can put your hands on the old man's navel, clockwise kneading, every day to adhere to about ten minutes, every morning and evening once a day, long-term adherence to in order to see the effect, if you exhaust all the methods can not improve the constipation of the situation, the old man's situation has been very serious, it must be paid attention to The first thing you need to do is to get up and go to the hospital as soon as possible and follow the doctor's instructions so that you don't delay the old man's condition.