What to do if they cause persistent constipation: causes, symptoms and treatment

Irregular and untimely defecation, passing difficult and not giving a feeling of complete emptying, is called constipation.

Ideally, defecation should occur at least three times a week, a break more than two days is considered pathological, especially if the feces come out hard and dry, in parts, and even after a strong podnatuzhivaniya.

Constipation and hemorrhoids -inseparable friends

According to statistics, one fifth of the world's population, mostly developed countries, suffers from constipation. In turn, hard stools promote the appearance of hemorrhoids.

Accumulated hardened stool masses squeeze the vessels of the rectum, disrupting the blood flow, from which hemorrhoids form.

After the person starts to push, hard feces, with force moving, injures the surfaces of the intestine - the resulting microtrauma becomes inflamed. Treatment of hemorrhoids will be successful only in case of normalization of the stool.

What causes this problem?

Reasons that provoke constipation in adults:

• sedentary lifestyle;
• irrational food with a minimum amount of fiber;
• insufficient fluid intake;
• frequent containment of urge to defecate for lack of time and the ability to perform emptying;
• weakness of the intestinal muscles, which causes delay and accumulation of feces;
• long-term practice with the subsequent cancellation of compulsory emptying of the intestine: through the use of laxatives or enemas, which as a result is addictive;
• stress, increased psychological stress, as a consequence - vegetative disorders;
• presence of obstructions in the large intestine, for example, scarring or excessively long bowel( congenital feature);
• taking medications, one of the side effects of which are constipation, for example, chemotherapy drugs, psychotropic and pain medications;
• some diseases, accompanied by constipation: diabetes, tumor in the intestines, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and spinal cord, hemorrhoids, rectal injuries;
• decreased functions of the pituitary, thyroid, ovaries;
• pregnancy - the growing uterus squeezes the large intestine, deforming the vessels, causing stagnation of blood;
• childbirth, as a result - trauma and lowering of the internal organs with a change in the structure of the small pelvis;
• heredity;
• is an elderly age - a decrease in the activity of all processes in the body.

Symptoms of

Symptoms of constipation are almost identical in all adults:

• defecation does not occur within three days or more;
• feels heaviness and bloating;
• feces come out dense, increased dryness, spherical, in small pieces;
• soreness in the process;
• need for serious effort to empty the intestines;
• a small amount of feces, albeit daily, with normal nutrition;
• cramps in the abdomen, which causes stool stasis and the difficulty of its progression due to excessively dense consistency, as a consequence - pressure on closely located organs;
• poor appetite;
• general weakness and dull mood;
• pallor and dryness of the skin.

Consequences of regular constipation

Constipation alone is not dangerous, it's not a disease, it's just an uncomfortable condition.

But constipation causes complications, the same for men and women:

• appearance of cracks, hemorrhoids;
• trauma and inflammation of the rectum and anus - paraproctitis;
• development of enteritis, which occurs due to the return of some of the feces to the small intestine;
• toxic poisoning of the body by products from feces that are absorbed into the blood through the walls of the intestine;
• liver disease in cases of impaired excretion of bile;
• immunity disorder;
• prolapse of the rectum as a result of strong attempts;
• internal and external bleeding;
• fecal incontinence, as a result of weakening of the intestinal muscles;
• inflammation of the sigmoid and rectum;
• deformation and degeneration of the intestine, the emergence of tumor processes.

Complex of measures for the elimination of the disease

After identifying the cause of constipation, the specialist prescribes treatment of the underlying disease, if any, and also stipulates complex measures, with regular observance of which the normalization of the stool may come in a few days.

The main rule is the implementation of the recommendation of the attending physician in the future, otherwise the problems with evacuation of the intestine will manifest themselves again.

Power Mode

It is recommended:

• to drink at least 2.5 liters of liquid per day: water, natural juices, chamomile or dog-rose tea;
• to consume fruits and vegetables, except for those that fix the intestines: quinces, bananas, blueberries, pomegranates;
• include in the daily menu low-fat dairy products: cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt, etc., but exclude milk;
• meat and fish should be low-fat varieties, baked, steamed or boiled;
• from cereals is better to give preference to buckwheat, pearl barley, barley cereals and oat-flakes;
• bread only to eat bran.

Dispose of:

• baking and cotton products from wheat flour, semolina and rice;
• alcoholic beverages, coffee and tea;
• fried foods;
• spicy seasonings;
• fatty sauces;
• semi-finished products and sausages;
• sweets and sugar.

Lifestyle

Increase in physical activity, enter into the habit of walking fast pace, visiting gym and swimming pool, cycling, etc.

If there is no time for hiking in the gym, then you can do it at home by downloading the training program from the Internet.

Massage will help all

Suitable:

• stroking the abdomen clockwise with an open palm;
• light movements from below from above - downwards, beginning under a breast and up to a pubis;
• is a simple but effective exercise - a bicycle.

Cleansing enemas

If you need to urgently get rid of constipation in an adult, you need to put enemas:

• cleansing - pure cool water or herbal decoction is used, enema is shown once a week;
• medicinal - placement in the rectum of Vaseline or vegetable oil, is performed at night, as defecation occurs after 10 hours.

Drug treatment

Drugs for the treatment of constipation in adults are prescribed only in extreme cases, as they are addictive. If laxatives are prescribed, then no more than 4 to 5 days.

Depending on the drug, the preparations soften the feces, increase the volume of the intestine, increase the pressure in it, accelerate the intestinal motility, stimulate and irritate the smooth muscles - all this helps to remove fecal accumulation without much harm to the body.

Traditional remedies for constipation

You can treat constipation in adults with folk remedies using the following recipes:

• bran with yogurt for the night: pour a spoon of bran with a glass of kefir, leave it for 5 minutes and drink - morning intestine is easily released;
• every morning on an empty stomach warm water( 250 g) is drunk, in which a teaspoon of salt is dissolved;
• to twist dried apricots in a meat grinder, raisins, prunes, mix everything and eat twice a day - tasty and useful;
• rowan syrup: ripe berries are filled with sugar and left for a month in a dark place, after which the mass is squeezed through cheesecloth, with the resulting syrup is added alcohol( for 0.5 liters of syrup - 25 ml of alcohol), and in the morning you need to drink a teaspoon of the drug, diluting it with water.

Complex treatment of constipation and hemorrhoids

With regular physiological emptying of the intestine, the risk of hemorrhoids is minimal, and even not because of constipation.

Feces of correct consistency, with a smooth surface, sufficiently moistened, exits outward, without causing irritation and cracking of the rectum and anal opening.

Than to treat a constipation if there is a suspicion on a hemorrhoids?

If there is a history of hemorrhoids, the treatment of constipation is performed taking into account this problem.

In particular, candles are prescribed, which simultaneously act as an anesthetic and restoring agents, as well as soft laxatives.

The course of treatment includes: castor oil capsules, glycerin suppositories, Mucofalk or Regulax.

Consequences may be unpleasant

With regular use of laxatives, the symptom of a "lazy" intestine arises, the functionality of the latter is impaired. Also, the absorption of nutrients is slowed down.

Therefore, it is not recommended to use long-term medications, and after passing through an acute period, to switch to light plant laxatives, in this case the herbs are picked up by a doctor, but pharmacy phytoses can be used.

Self-medication is not recommended to avoid serious consequences.