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See how fruit control constipation
Time: 2017-01-24
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
One of the important reasons for constipation, stool in the food residue and too little water. Fruit is rich in dietary fiber, although these substances can not be digested and absorbed by the body, but it can absorb and retain water, so that the stool becomes soft; can stimulate the secretion of digestive juice and intestinal peristalsis is conducive to excretion of stool, Play a role in the prevention and treatment of constipation. However, according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, people's physique vary, eat fruit should also be different from constipation.
1. Identify the constitution
According to Chinese medicine "constitution theory", people of different physique should use different fruits. Physical side cold who are more afraid of cold, hands and feet often cold, white tongue slip, should use warm fruit, such as cherries, oranges, jujube, etc .; constitution partial heat often feel upset, hand, foot and heart heat, Irritability, should use cold fruits, such as watermelon, melon, papaya, pear, grapefruit, oranges, bananas, mulberry, water chestnuts, kiwi, etc .; physique is not obvious partial cold partial heat, choose more, the most suitable for them is pineapple, Sugar cane, etc .; In addition, the elderly and physically weak who should eat less fruit, or prone to abdominal pain or diarrhea and other illnesses.
2. Identification of disease
Patients with other diseases of constipation in the fruit before eating, but also according to the condition carefully selected. For example, for diabetic patients, do not eat some sugar content is relatively high fruit, such as longan, litchi, banana, melon, etc .; have heart disease and severe edema of the patients to eat, otherwise it will increase the burden on the heart, , So be sure to pay attention to the amount; suffering from chronic nephritis, high blood pressure, body edema should not eat cold, sodium salt more fruits (such as bananas) and so on.
3. Identify fruit
Not all fruits can play a role in the treatment of constipation, persimmon, hawthorn, ebony and other fruits contain more tannic acid, with a convergence effect, but will increase the symptoms of constipation. Although sweet potato is not a fruit, but these years have frequently appeared in the fruit stand, it's laxative effect is very good, all kinds of physical people can eat.
In addition, for those with severe constipation, do not rely on fruit to ease, should go to the hospital for examination to find out whether there are other more serious diseases such as colon length, pelvic tumor compression and colon cancer, so that early treatment.