[일중한의원 손기정 원장] One of the basics of maintaining good health is eating well and facilitating excretion of urine and feces. If this circulatory function is disrupted, the overall health is also threatened.
One of the representative cases is malignant constipation in women with cystitis. Although it seems that cystitis and constipation are not related, women patients with chronic cystitis in the actual clinic often suffer from severe constipation. The older you get, the worse it gets, so you must treat cystitis and constipation together.
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Women with bladder disease develop a habit, not a habit, to avoid drinking water as much as possible because they cannot urinate properly. Perhaps, it can be seen that drinking water is avoided and tolerated in order to reduce the extreme urinary discomfort caused by cystitis even a little. If you reduce the amount of water and food in this way, the time for rectal feces to collect becomes longer and the bowel movement also slows down, resulting in constipation and hardening of the feces in the large intestine. In addition, if hardened stools accumulate in the rectum and are suddenly excreted, it can damage the anus and cause anal diseases such as hemorrhoids. This is the same for the elderly. Constipation is a disease that is difficult to discharge because the feces stay in the intestine for a long time due to a malfunction of the conduction function of the large intestine and excessive water absorption causes the deterioration to be hardened. To put it simply, the frequency of defecation is less than 2 times a week, when excessive force is required during defecation, when the stool is too hard, and when there is a feeling of not feeling refreshed after defecation. If one or more of these apply, you may be constipated.
In oriental medicine, constipation is divided into Sil and Heojeung. In positive constipation, heat and qi do not circulate, so the sap becomes insufficient, and the stool stays in the intestine for a long time and becomes hard and hard to discharge. In this case, if you take mazain and rhubarb into pills, you can lower the fever and see the stool softly. In ischemic constipation, the conduction function of the large intestine is weakened due to lack of qi and blood, making it difficult to excrete feces. I always have no energy and my complexion is not good, but if you use Hwanggi-tang, Angelica, or Mazain, etc., and moisten and soften the intestinal mucosa, it will be easier to have a bowel movement. Malignant constipation in the elderly can be effective by making tea or pills from a herbal medicine called Yuukjongyong, called desert ginseng.
Women suffering from chronic cystitis, interstitial cystitis, or overactive bladder should be treated with proven herbal medicines to improve inflammation and urinary symptoms. If women with cystitis pass stool normally, anal diseases such as hemorrhoids and dentition can be prevented, and anal pain and muscle spasms around the pelvis can be prevented. This is essential not only for constipation, but also for overall health.
Water intake and exercise are important behavioral tips for resolving constipation. Water increases the amount of stool, activates bowel movement, and softens the stool so that it is easily discharged. Jujubes, green kiwis, dried plums, pears, and peeled apples, etc., increase the intake of fiber-rich foods, however, caution is needed as excessive consumption of fruits can cause bloating due to gas formation. In addition, unripe fruits (persimmons, bananas, pomegranates, grapes, etc.) containing a lot of tannins (astringent taste) should be avoided as they can cause constipation by lowering intestinal secretion through intestinal mucosa contraction. If you are constipated, it is better to cut down on meat and eat fish. Caffeine-containing beverages and alcohol can dehydrate the intestines and adversely affect both constipation and bladder disease.