Is it necessary to clean the bowels once or several times?

Should bowel movements be cleaned out once or several times? Many people are concerned about this issue. In fact, it depends on the situation. You can't just do it this way. It depends on the method of bowel cleansing. Some people only use food to cleanse the intestines, which will be less irritating and can be cleaned once a week. Some methods will clean more thoroughly, so maybe once a month is enough.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, "a person's urination and defecation are controlled by the lung qi," and when people reach old age, all of their organs begin to decline. Elderly people often lose their breath after defecating and stop breathing instantly. Therefore, elderly people have to defecate before they die, which is a sign of death. There is an old saying that if an old man poops before he dies, his descendants will be rich and powerful.

People will suffer from incontinence before they die because their body functions have completely lost the ability to control themselves. This is called emptying and is a normal sign of death. Before a person dies, the sphincter becomes uncontrolled, the body muscles compress the body to empty it, and the person becomes unable to control his or her urination and defecation. Neuromuscular relaxation occurs and the bladder and anorectal sphincters lose their function, so either method of death will result in incontinence.

The sudden defecation of the elderly indicates that the intestinal function is gradually recovering, which may be the effect of drug treatment. We must maintain a good attitude. The elderly are currently in a serious condition and need proper care. We must follow the doctor's orders and take active medication to alleviate the pain of the disease.

If you are using food or salt water to cleanse the intestines, you can do it once a week, because these methods have limited effects on cleansing the intestines, and it doesn’t matter if the interval between cleansing is shorter; if you are using colon hydrotherapy, it is better to clean the intestines once a month. These methods cleanse the intestines more thoroughly, and doing it once a month can keep the intestines unobstructed, so there is no need to do it once a week.

There are many reasons for black stools. It may be due to taking iron supplements, eating animal blood products, or upper gastrointestinal bleeding. It is recommended to perform routine stool and blood tests to further clarify. If it is upper gastrointestinal bleeding, it may be further confirmed by gastroscopy.