Constipation in elderly

Causes of Constipation in elderly:
Constipation is a common disease of older people. Over the age of 60, people with frequent constipation about 28% ~ 50%. The reason why older people prone to constipation, mainly causes is follow:

1, the elderly recession physiological functions, decreased intestinal peristalsis, easily lead to stool retention and excretion in the intestine can not:

2, the elderly and abdominal rectal muscle atrophy has occurred, the low muscle tone, resulting in inability to defecation, resulting in fecal discharge is not easy;

3, reduced the activities of the elderly, which are too fine restaurants, food less dietary fiber, easy to lead to difficulties in defecation.

Risk of Constipation in elderly:
The elderly had constipation, early treatment can not be afraid of, it will not lead to accidents. But if not treated, allowed to develop, it could lead to serious consequences of the above-mentioned people. This is because the elderly often suffer from high blood pressure, diseases such as atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Those suffering from hypertension, cerebral arteriosclerosis and the elderly often constipation if too much force when defecation, muscle tension will make the whole body, blood vessel contraction, which led to a sudden jump in blood pressure; At the same time when the force due to defecation, patients with chest and abdominal pressure will increased, resulting in red blood to the brain blood vessels, causing increased intracranial pressure, resulting in occurrence of cerebro-vascular rupture and hemorrhage. In addition, elderly people with constipation defecation, if a sudden force, but also because of increased abdominal pressure, mental tension stress response appears to make the body, causing transient myocardial ischemia, leading to arrhythmia or myocardial infarction, even sudden death. Therefore, the elderly must pay attention to constipation, and timely treatment.

Prevention and treatment for Constipation in elderly:
Constipation can be divided into functional constipation and secondary constipation. Functional constipation refers to non-systemic diseases or intestinal diseases caused by the primary, persistent constipation. Secondary constipation is the result of some diseases such as inflammation in the colon, polyps, tumors caused by constipation, etc.. Once the elderly recurrent constipation, hospitals should first check is to ascertain functional constipation or constipation secondary. If it is secondary constipation, first identify the cause, and then treated; if it is functional constipation, can be Prevention and treatment for Constipation as follow:

1, to develop regular bowel habits: To determine a suitable time for their own defecation (preferably morning), that time, regardless of whether or not they intended to, or can not be discharged, must squat toilet on time, as long as the long-term, we see from time to time the conditioned reflex defecation.

2, adjusting the diet: Usually the elderly should eat more food containing cellulose, such as crude flour, brown rice, corn, celery, leek, spinach, and fruits to increase dietary fiber, stimulate and promote intestinal peristalsis. Sesame and walnut Runchang role there, the elderly can also be an appropriate point to eat more.

3, the appropriate water: An empty stomach every morning when the elderly can drink the best cup of warm water or honey water, to increase the intestinal peristalsis, and promote defecation. The elderly should also be more than normal drinking water, do not wait until thirsty before drinking water.

4, appropriate take exercise: The elderly should be appropriate to participate in sports, especially the abdominal muscles to exercise in order to enhance the strength of abdominal muscles and promote bowel movements and improve the capacity of defecation. For bed-ridden due to illness of the elderly, the family can do to their abdominal massage gently from the right upper quadrant pushed by the left lower abdomen in order to promote its intestinal peristalsis.

5, the mood of optimism: Mental stress, anxiety and other bad feelings can lead to or aggravate constipation. Therefore, elderly people should always keep a good mood, do not always angry lit in order to avoid the occurrence of constipation.

6, medication: Defecation difficulties in the elderly can use drugs to help defecation. Paraffin oil can be oral, Cannabis Runchang pills, Niuhuangjiedu films, such as lactulose or senna flush with drinking, can also be inserted in the anus to the Kai Sai Lu or glycerin suppository, or enema, such as soapy water. Gas shortage in the elderly may be appropriate to take constipation pills Buzhong. But must be noted that the elderly often constipation catharsis should not be long-term use of drugs in order to avoid the formation of dependency so that the function of peristalsis degradation, increase constipation.