{"id":11936,"date":"2021-07-03T14:50:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T12:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenispharm.hr\/constipation\/treating-constipation\/"},"modified":"2021-07-03T14:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T12:50:29","slug":"treating-constipation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lenispharm.hr\/en\/constipation\/treating-constipation\/","title":{"rendered":"Treating constipation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is not an easy task because the colon is naturally a slacker. Bill Gates said that for hard work, you have to choose a lazy person – they will find a way to do it easily. But apparently, Bill Gates has never had a problem with constipation.
\nFirst, check if you are taking any medication that can cause constipation. Discuss with your doctor whether these drugs can be replaced with others that do not cause constipation.<\/p>\n

The American Society of Gastroenterology (American Gastroenterology Association; AGA) recommends gradual treatment<\/strong>. This means we should first apply simpler and more natural methods.<\/p>\n

As the first choice for stimulating the activity of the colon, they recommend drinking plenty of water, consuming enough fiber, and physical activity. For convenience, we’ll call this method WFE (enough water, fiber and exercise). Osmotic laxatives are the next step if water, exercise and fiber do not provide results.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stimulant laxatives are the last step in the non-surgical treatment of constipation. These products are useful in the treatment and most people take them as the first step. Unfortunately, they cause the intestines to become accustomed and their effect gradually weakens. Finally, the colon completely loses its natural wavy movements and becomes a flabby bag which moves only when you take many stimulant laxatives.<\/p>\n

How to stimulate the colon?<\/h3>\n

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Exercise<\/span>
\nThe colon can drink a lot, but it’s not an athlete – it prefers to \u02bdtake it easy\u02bc. It will move only when the accumulated content stretches it or if the stomach signals that new food is arriving. While you exercise, blood flow to the colon is reduced because muscles use the blood for work. When there is no blood, the colon works even less.<\/p>\n

After exercise, though, the blood returns back into the colon, which becomes more active than before.<\/p>\n

This is the reason why regular physical activity helps with constipation.<\/p>\n

Aerobic activities<\/strong> are the best form of exercise to prevent constipation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aerobic activities include<\/strong> walking, running, swimming, and cycling<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Water<\/span>
\nWater is essential for life. In childhood, our body contains 75% water. That percentage in older individuals falls to 55%. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends that women drink 2 liters of water, and men 2.5 liters every day. Water is taken into the body with beverages, as well as liquid and solid foods. All foods contain a certain percentage of water, even bread.<\/p>\n

Even before EFSA published its scientific opinion on water, people knew how much they needed to drink. They relied on the sense of thirst, a natural system that monitors the density of blood. As soon as blood slightly thickens, we become thirsty. However, this mechanism is not perfect. The sense of thirst diminishes as we age, so at older ages, we do not feel thirsty even if the body lacks water and the blood thickens. Therefore older individuals should be careful to drink two liters of water per day, and not to drink only when they are thirsty.<\/p>\n

When the body does not have enough fluid – water, the colon slows down its work so that it can absorb more water back into the body. When we have enough water in our body, the colon works normally. An increased intake of water above the recommended amount will not boost the work of the colon. For instance, no one can regulate defecation by drinking five liters of water per day.<\/p>\n

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Fiber<\/span><\/p>\n