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Here are the dietary recommendations for constipation:

- As always, a varied, according to the recommendations of a balanced diet.

- Dining in an orderly manner (first, second and dessert …), in quiet and without interference (television, radio, newspapers, etc..) Respecting the hours overnight and without skipping any.

- It is recommended to chew food well, eat and drink slowly.

- Increase the number of doses per day (4/conoce-algo-mas) to achieve adequate energy intake, since a high fiber diet promotes rapid feeling of fullness.

- Include high-fiber foods gradually. Should not make sudden changes in diet in terms of fiber content, they can create more gas and intestinal pain, even diarrhea. It is wise to introduce a greater amount or frequency of consumption of foods rich in fiber, vegetables, cooked whole or pureed but without passing through Chinese or food mill and salads, fresh fruits, vegetables, cooked according to the guidelines that have been mentioned, whole grains fruits, nuts and dried fruits. Read the rest of this entry »

MEDICAL RESPONSE

According to medical experts say in the digestive tract, constipation is a common evil among adults, and to some extent unknown. This is because most people think you have constipation when they go to the bathroom every day. There is confusion in this regard, because not all people have a bowel movement every day. For some, going to the bathroom two or three times a week is enough.

Anyway, we must bear in mind that constipation is a symptom not a disease. It must deal with it, but by improving eating habits and life. Medical advice if they experience constipation always based on improving diet, exercise and respond to the need to go to the bathroom when it happens, do not wait. However, there are medicines to address the problem, and among them, experts always recommend using forming laxatives fecal type, no irritants. Read the rest of this entry »

RECOMMENDED FOODS

- Milk and dairy: whole milk, skimmed or semi-dependent on individual needs, “but in particular, are more often encouraged to consume yogurt and other low fat dairy

- Meat, fish, eggs and dairy products: All at the frequencies that make the recommendations of a balanced diet.

- Cereals and potatoes: Potatoes (starch), as pasta and other cereals, prefer (bread, cereals and crackers, muesli) and limit the refined rice (astringent) to 1/la-respuesta-medica times per week, or better yet, combine it with vegetables (rice with peas, vegetable paella, etc.).

- Legumes: lentils, chickpeas, beans, beans, peas… It is recommended to combine only with potato or rice and vegetables.

- Vegetables: All but the flatulent, preferably a daily ration oil (salad).

- Fruit: Almost all, fresh, dried and cooked, with skin and well washed, except as explained in “food-limited.”

- Drink water, broth, tea and juices normal or comprehensive (and therefore pulp fiber, unlike normal) not bearing lemon, fruit smoothies …

- Fats Olive oil and seeds (sunflower, corn, soy), butter, margarine, better oil and nuts. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a pattern of a reduction in the number and weight of normal stools and often is associated with hardening of the texture of faeces. Its diagnosis is difficult to determine, given the subjective nature of the problem and realize the difficulty of normal bowel habit, clearly influenced by cultural and dietary differences. In a generally healthy population, the normal frequency of bowel movements between three weeks and three per day, which are expelled without difficulty in 75% of cases.

Defecation should be painless, requiring no exertion and complete. Under this criterion, we can define constipation as difficulty in defecation in more than 25% of cases and/or frequency less than three stools a week, sometimes associated with abdominal cramps and flatulence, following the expulsion Defective feces, usually a hard consistency and ball-shaped, which can be well below normal weight (250 grams daily). Read the rest of this entry »