How to improve constipation

How to improve constipation? First of all, it is recommended that patients insist on exercise, especially the elderly, walking or regular abdominal massage, which can enhance gastrointestinal motility. For patients who lie in bed for a long time, patients should be turned over frequently and hot compress massage on the abdomen. In addition, good defecation habits should be cultivated to establish good biofeedback of defecation. In addition, diet should pay attention to, the elderly should eat more food containing crude fiber, vegetables, fruits and beans food, to drink more water, it is recommended to drink more than 1500 ml a day. In addition, there are some foods to help improve constipation, such as honey, bananas, as well as grapes, watermelon these, there are also patients after using feel very good to improve constipation. Prevent the abuse of laxatives, what drugs can improve constipation? For example, patients can be given drugs to regulate intestinal flora, probiotics, and drugs to promote intestinal motility. There are also drugs such as lactulose, which can increase intestinal moisture and improve constipation. Patients are not encouraged to use laxatives of some proprietary Chinese medicines, because many laxatives of proprietary Chinese medicines are anthraquinones, which will cause melena in the colon. If patients can adjust through diet and exercise, try not to use drugs, so establish good bowel habits.