Treatment of primary constipation

I believe everyone knows about the disease called primary constipation, right? The disease occurs mostly in women, and has been on the rise in recent years. So do we have any suitable treatment for this type of primary constipation? Let’s discuss it together.

Constipation is a common disease, and women account for the majority of constipation patients. Constipation usually affects appetite and sleep, leading to irritability. It may also be complicated by hemorrhoids, anal fissures, dry skin and other diseases. Therefore, it should be treated early. The causes of constipation are irregular bowel habits, sitting for long periods of time, eating too refined food, and lack of food rich in fiber. According to traditional Chinese medicine, constipation is caused by heat accumulation in the stomach and intestines, stagnation of Qi or deficiency of Qi and blood, and stagnation of Yin and cold. Wu believed that all parts of the human body have corresponding reflex zones on the hands and feet. In other words, there must be areas on the hands and feet that correspond to various organs or parts of the body. Wu has developed a comprehensive self-treatment method that is effective in combating constipation.

Self-treatment

1. Rub your palms

Acupoint selection: There are several reflex areas on the palm that are related to constipation. These include: the eye (intestine) area, gallbladder area, and rectum area on both hands.

Operation method: Rub each hand for two minutes and rotate the wrists for three minutes.

2. Massage ankles and soles of feet

Acupoint selection: Select several reflex areas related to constipation, such as the small intestine area, ascending colon area, transverse colon area, descending colon area, sigmoid colon and rectum area on the soles of the feet. The anal, rectal and hemorrhoidal areas of the ankle.

Operation method: Massage the acupoints of the ascending colon area, transverse colon area, descending colon area, sigmoid colon area and rectum area on the soles of the feet for three minutes respectively, and massage the small intestine area, anus area, rectum area and hemorrhoid area for two minutes respectively.

3. Scrape the relevant acupuncture points on the trunk and limbs

Acupoints: On the back, choose Dachangshu, Xiaochangshu and Ci Ti; on the upper limbs, choose Zhigou; on the abdomen, choose Tianshu, Fujie, Qihai and Guanyuan. For the leg, choose Zusanli; for the foot, choose Gongsun.

Operation method: The operator washes his hands, uses a ten-cent or one-yuan coin dipped in sesame oil, and gently scrapes the large intestine point, small intestine point, Ci Liao, and Zhi Gou for one minute each; scrapes Tianshu, Fujie, Qihai, and Guanyuan for one minute each; scrapes Zusanli for two minutes; and uses the thumbs to vigorously rub the Gongsun points on both feet for two minutes each.

4. Anal contraction exercise

Anal perineal exercise, also called anal contraction exercise. That is, under the control of active consciousness, the anus and perineum are contracted, relaxed, and contracted to perform exercises. Usually, the anus and perineum are contracted for 5 seconds, then relaxed for 5 seconds, and this is repeated for 5 minutes. Anorectal exercises can enhance the voluntary contraction and relaxation functions of the external anal sphincter, rectal muscles, levator ani muscles, etc., increase the motivation for defecation, and make defecation smooth.

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of primary constipation, right? The article introduces in detail several methods of treating constipation, including self-treatment and drug treatment. You can take reasonable treatment methods according to your own situation to improve constipation.