Women Often Cause Constipation

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Constipation is suffering its own for women. For days no defecation (BAB), of course, makes the stomach so begah. Not only that, stomach feels bulge because pembuangan not smooth for days. This problem is not only experienced for days. Maybe've experienced for years without solusi.Ada a number of reasons why constipation affects many women. One of them is pregnancy and hormonal changes. Often withhold bowel movements (BAB) and lazy to move was also one of the reasons women are often constipated.

Dr. Chudahman Sp.PD-KGEH, Head of the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine Faculty of medicine / Cipto Mangunkusumo say "constipation or constipation are often experienced by women." About two percent of women in the United States and the elderly suffer from constipation. The incidence of constipation in the country about two to 27 percent. Visits to the doctor because of constipation problems occurred as many as 2.5 million times and nearly 100 thousand patients each year require treatment.

Cipto Mangunkusumo recorded during 1998-2005, from 2397 patients who underwent colonoscopy, 216 of whom indicated having constipation. "And this is more experienced by women. The comparison of four women and one man for constipation problems," said the doctor is a graduate of Faculty of medicine in 1976.

A person can be said to suffer from constipation if you have symptoms of defecation or bowel movements that are less satisfactory. Symptoms of defecation is characterized by a bowel movement fewer than three times a week or difficulty in spending because of fecal droppings that keras.Konstipasi more often attack women because of their physical activity more or less than the men. "Statistically, the activity of males larger than females. This physical activity affect the gut works. Less activity resulted in slow digestion. It also caused those who cared for and kept lying in the hospital having difficult bowel movements," he added.

Effect of hormone
In addition, women also tend to eat and drink less. It ate a little, low-fiber as well. It is this that aggravate constipation in women.

There is also a habit of women who seem trivial, but aggravate constipation. Konstantin Monastyrsky, pharmacists from the U.S., known as a health writer, revealed a habit of women to delay bowel movements. In fact, the dirt had to be removed.

This is the reason for delayed CHAPTER is because women prefer clean and more comfortable doing it in their own homes than in public toilets. Bowel habits resist this if done constantly in fact will eliminate defecation desire that comes naturally.

"Another thing that makes the inevitable constipation for women is hormonal changes," said Dr. Chudahman. During menstruation, hormone levels of estrogen and progesterone in a woman's body increases. This can cause constipation. However, difficulties with bowel movements occurred only during menstruation only.

Even so, of course remains disturbing. Constipation during menstruation this can be prevented by adopting a healthy diet before the coming months. If the coming months ahead of the all-women tend to prefer sweet and delicious, choose foods like vegetables and fruit fiber and complex carbohydrates such as brown rice, bread wheat, pasta wheat, cassava, potatoes.

Complex carbohydrate diet is beneficial to relieve mood that tends to flare up and want to eat a sweet before menstruation completely. Food sources of complex carbohydrates also helps the body produce serotonin, which cause a sense of fun and relieve pain.

In addition, women should also eat fiber foods to avoid constipation during menstruation. That fibrous foods such as vegetables, fruits, cereals, wholemeal bread, brown rice. Do not forget to drink plenty of fiber to help aid digestion and reduce bloating symptoms before menstruation.

Constipation due to hormonal changes experienced by pregnant women. During pregnancy, a woman's body produces more hormones than normal for the pregnancy went well. One of these hormones, the hormone progesterone, acts by relaxing muscles. One of the muscles also become relaxed is beyond the bowel wall made of muscle. Because of relaxed, the muscles become more relaxed in removing dirt.

Overcoming constipation with drug therapy
Not too bad for constipation during pregnancy, fiber-rich menu of pregnant women not to be missed. The source of these fibers can be obtained from vegetables, fruits, wheat bread, brown rice, oatmeal, fruit juices are not filtered. Fiber is important because it can force the intestines to work harder.

Fiber also ensures that dirt does not dry and stays soft. Working fiber is also better when assisted by an adequate intake of drinking. Adequate water intake is needed to make hard and difficult dirt not removed.

Better yet, if pregnant women do a little exercise to overcome constipation. Women who are not pregnant but constipation can also be exercised to deal with it. Moderate exercise is beneficial menstimulai gut works, which improves digestion work.

Moderate exercise during pregnancy is appropriate walking or swimming for 20 to 30 minutes three times a week. Moderate exercise is also beneficial to improve general fitness and prepare expectant mothers with a good deal of labor.

Another way that can be taken to overcome constipation is formed in bowel habits every day. "Suppose accustomed bath every morning before first bowel movement," said Dr. Chudahman. Automatic defecate will happen by itself.

When the fiber, water, exercise, and good habits are also not routinely CHAPTER overcome constipation, there is pharmacological therapy. Drug therapies can overcome constipation, soften the dirt, enlarging the volume of dirt, and increase intestinal peristalsis.

Satisfied Against Drug Effectiveness

Drug antisembelit manifold. Type of psyllium work draws water into the dirt, creating a big lump and tenderness, which sparked large intestine to contract and release.

There is also a work by wrapping the surface of the dirt to hold water in it, so easily removed. Another interesting work antisembelit type of liquid into the intestine from surrounding tissue, thus softening the dirt and make the removal process easier.

Antisembelit bisacodyl bowel drug help work out dirt. "Studies conducted in England in 2010 by prof. Stefan Muller-Lissner of Berlin proved safe ingredient bisacodyl. This research has been published in Digestive Disease Week 2010 in New Orleans, United States," said Dr. Suria Nataatmadja, Group Medical Affairs Manager PT Boehringer Ingelheim Indonesia, in a press conference in Jakarta recently.

The study involved 368 female patients with an average age of 55 years. Clinical trials conducted in parallel. Clinical trials with sodium picosulfate empty substance alias placebo for four weeks on 367 patients with chronic constipation in Germany. At the same time conducted clinical trials of bisacodyl to placebo for four weeks on 368 patients in the UK. Researchers want to see the patient's ability spontaneous CHAPTER every week, for four weeks of treatment.

At the end of the study group who received the placebo value of 2.0 while the group who received bisacodyl the value 5.2. "There are significant differences between placebo and bisacodyl, which amounted to 3.3," said Dr. Suria Nataatmadja.

Evident from these studies 80 percent of patients feel good and satisfied treated with bisacodyl. "These drugs are proven to improve the quality of life. CHAPTER become regular, decreasing the incidence of constipation, bloating and discomfort in the stomach is reduced," he said.

Clinical trials in Germany against sodium picosulfat also proved good. "As many as 90 percent of patients receiving sodium picosulfat satisfied with the effectiveness of this drug," he said.

When to Assisted Laxatives

Constipation is often caused by modern lifestyles. If our ancestors used to eat plenty of fiber from brown rice, mashed rice, and bran, we prefer to eat white rice and flour that contain fiber are removed.

Modern lifestyle also allows us to take medicines that make constipation: blood pressure medications, pain relievers, antidepressants, tranquilizers, or statins for lowering cholesterol. There are many other chemicals that we / create everyday.

Therefore, we should eat fibrous foods. "However, if the action had not yet succeeded in overcoming constipation, patients can take steps such as pharmacological therapy with therapy soften dirt and increases intestinal peristalsis, by taking laxatives containing bisacodyl or with a product that is inserted into the rectum," says Dr. Chudahman Manan, Sp.PD-KGEH.

If used properly according to doctor's instructions, purgative medicines are generally safe, although sometimes causes cramps, bloating, dizziness, or diarrhea. "Clinical trials show bisacodyl side effects such as diarrhea, but no serious side effects on patients. It shows its safety profile," said Dr. Suria Nataatmadja.

Taking the drug to cope with this constipation is the rule. "The drug has been clinically tested and proven safe to use for four weeks. If there is no change in four weeks, you should see a doctor," said Dr. Chudahman.

Constipation unresolved for more than four weeks must watch out because it could be a symptom of cancer. "The most obvious sign is weight loss more than 75 percent by weight for no apparent reason, within one month," he said.

Be careful with signs of bleeding through the anus and stomach cramps. Abdominal cramps can be a sign of blockage caused by a large tumor in the intestines.

The risk of a woman sat for more than 6 hours is very dangerous, for kesehatanya.