What is heat constipation

Constipation is a problem that many people have. Of course, there are many reasons for constipation, so there are also many types of constipation, one of the most common is heat constipation. When treating heat constipation, symptomatic treatment is required. If symptomatic treatment is not achieved, no matter how long the treatment lasts, good treatment results will not be achieved. Next, I will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about heat constipation!

1. Introduction to heat constipation

Constipation due to excess heat is mainly caused by accumulation of heat in the gastrointestinal tract. Common in children with constipation. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment mainly adopts the method of clearing heat and promoting bowel movements.

Main symptoms: dry and hard stools, constipation for many days, abdominal distension and pain, easy vomiting, accompanied by yellow urine, red face, dry mouth, bad taste in mouth, irritability, crying, thick yellow tongue coating and other discomforts.

How to deal with it: Eat fruits and vegetables rich in dietary fiber, as well as foods such as mung bean porridge, three-kernel porridge, and astragalus porridge that can help clear away heat and reduce internal heat.

PS: I believe that many people think of bananas first when it comes to treating constipation. Bananas are very cold. People with sufficient yang energy can eat them occasionally to help with constipation. They can also help with constipation caused by heat. However, if people with weak constitution and Shaoyang meridians eat it, the cold will cause contraction and they will have even less motivation to defecate.

2. How to identify heat-related constipation

According to traditional Chinese medicine, constipation can be divided into heat constipation and deficiency-cold constipation. Heat-related constipation is mostly manifested by dry and hard stools and a hot and burning sensation in the anus during defecation, while cold-related constipation is mostly caused by spleen and stomach deficiency, insufficient qi and blood, inability to defecate, and constipation caused by the accumulation of stool for a long time.

3. Introduction to Cold Constipation

Constipation caused by spleen and kidney deficiency, lack of warmth, disordered transportation and transformation, and inability to defecate; or it could be habitual constipation caused by long-term use of bitter and cold laxatives such as senna leaves. It is more common in people who have been ill for a long time and are old and weak.

Main symptoms: hard and dry stools, difficulty in defecation, feeling tired after defecation; pale complexion, sore back and waist, cold hands and feet, likes heat and fears cold, often feels cold pain in the abdomen; pale and tender tongue, thin white coating.

How to deal with it: You can take some medicine that warms the body, dispels cold and clears the intestines. In terms of diet, eat more ginger, mutton and other foods that warm the stomach and dispel cold. Avoid spicy, greasy, stimulating and cold foods. At the same time, pay attention to keeping your abdomen warm.