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Causes and Solutions of Constipation (Part 2)
Inadequate information campaign has also caused many people to see on the plate of vegetables a source of calories unattractive to hold the line. Fortunately, today many scholars are now insisting on the need to include this group of foods in the diet, even those that are slimmer.
As we say, then, Life sendentaria and poor nutrition in fruits and vegetables may be the trigger of a process of constipation, but even less common, there are also other causes such as the prolonged use of laxatives, symptoms of depression , neurological or endocrine disorders, intestinal blockage due to narrowing, tumor, or imprisonment produced by some organ or tissue mass, bowel irritation or intake of some medicines, among which include some analgesics (narcotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, anticholinergics and antacids that contain a compound of calcium and aluminum).
The simple solution to constipation-ie, one that is not due to intestinal diseases of tumors or diverticula-passes obligatorily by changing our usual diet enriched with a sufficient intake of fiber.
This means that on our menu must-haves or fresh fruit-the best for this are the plums, kiwis and apricots, and vegetables. Nor should we forget the unrefined grains such as bread and rice grains. And, of course, following the wise example of our ancestors, many legumes.
Hygienic-Dietary to Prevention Lymphedema
Exercise controlled hygienic-dietary measures prevent lymphedema following breast removal, as stated by the president of the Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Inmaculada García Montes, in the context of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Spanish Chapter Phlebology.
Garcia Montes said “it is an accumulation of protein-rich fluid called lymph in the interstitial space from overload or damage the drainage system and is characterized by chronic and progressive edema of the affected limb, and its most common form of appearance is associated with neoplastic disease and causes major disruption resulting aesthetic and functional problems of pain.
This expert said that although there is no cure, it may prevent the onset of secondary lymphedema and can be treated when it is already well established to reduce disability and occurrence of complications and keep it stable over time.
Hygienic-Dietary to Prevention and Control Chronic Constipation
To understand the pathophysiology of constipation and can implement a rational treatment, we must first understand the normal process of digestion of food, how they form the stool and what are the factors that regulate their expulsion.
What is Digestion?
Digestion is defined as a set of mechanical processes (chewing, mixing of food and intestinal motility or peristalsis), chemical (enzymatic hydrolysis) and physical (emulsification of fats by bile salts), by which substances are extracted nutritious food and degrade to smaller particles, can be absorbed easily.
At the mouth, ingested food is crushed and mixed with saliva, then passed to the stomach, where it acquired a consistency softer by the joint action of mechanical contractions of the body and gastric juice. In the stomach, proteins are extracted from food and undergo partial hydrolysis.