What to do if your stool is dry in summer

For a normal person, if possible, they will have a bowel movement once a day, and some people even twice. However, for some people, bowel movements occur only once every three days, and no more than three times a week. At the same time, the stools that are excreted are hard and not much. At this time, it can basically be judged as constipation. In summer, many people will experience this situation, so what should we do if we have dry stools in summer?

What causes dry stools in summer?

1. Getting angry will lead to excessive water consumption, excessive water absorption in the intestines and dry stools.

2. Dry stools are mostly caused by factors such as getting angry, gastrointestinal dysfunction, not developing good bowel habits or bad living habits.

3. Constipation is very common. Most people think that they are getting "heaty", but this is not the case, especially for habitual constipation. Constipation in the elderly and the weak is often due to weakness, and they have no "heat" to get rid of. This type of constipation caused by deficiency is due to insufficient yang, which leads to insufficient propulsion of the intestines. It is not that the stool is dry, but that there is not enough strength to excrete. People with this kind of constipation may be particularly afraid of cold below the waist, and the area below the waist may be cold to the touch. They may also have sore waist and weak back, and a pale tongue. This is caused by excessive deficiency of the kidney yang pole. There is a Chinese patent medicine available for this kind of constipation, called "Banliu Pills", which contains only two herbs, one is Pinellia ternata, and the other is sulfur.

How to treat dry stool caused by internal heat in summer

1. Eat whole grains as meals

Because most whole grains contain several times more dietary fiber than ordinary refined rice and flour, if you want to prevent or improve the recent constipation, you can focus on eating some whole grain staple foods, such as coix seed porridge, barley porridge, etc. Cook the chopped lotus root with rice into porridge. The porridge should be thick and the lotus root should be soft and crispy. You can add some sugar when eating. You can also eat it mixed together, such as radish and lotus root.

2. Aloe Vera Soup

Friends who suffer from dry stools due to internal heat in the summer can make an aloe vera soup at home. Wash the aloe vera, scrape off the thorns on the edge, peel off the raised side of the skin, and cut into sections. Remove the stems and seeds from kohlrabi and red bell pepper, and wash and cut the cucumber into pieces. When water is boiling, add red bell pepper and cook briefly, then bring to a boil, cucumber, aloe vera and salt.

3. Apple and sweet potato soup

Apples and sweet potatoes are recognized as foods that help with bowel movements, and it is best to eat more of them in the summer. Try making an apple jambalaya. Wash and cut apples and tomatoes into small pieces, cut ham into small pieces, and cut celery into small cubes. Then heat the pan, add 1 teaspoon of oil, stir-fry the diced celery, add the diced apple, tomato, ham, celery, green beans, corn kernels and seasonings and stir-fry, then add the cooked rice, stir-fry quickly over high heat and serve.

4. Cold Algae Salad

Algae foods are rich in vitamins and minerals, and are especially suitable for friends who suffer from constipation due to getting angry in the summer. For example, spicy and sour kelp shreds, almonds mixed with sea cabbage, cucumber mixed with seaweed, etc., or fried with meat can help relieve greasiness, or can be made into kelp, pork and egg soup. It is very effective for constipation caused by summer heat.

5. Add more mashed garlic

If you happen to have constipation in the summer, it is best to eat cold vegetables with mashed garlic. Make some garlic spinach, sesame sauce spinach, and cold spinach vermicelli on the table, which are both refreshing and can help with constipation.

What to eat in summer when you have dry stools due to internal heat

1. Cucumber

I ate raw cucumbers two days ago and they tasted particularly sweet. Since we rarely eat cold dishes in winter, the cucumbers I just tasted in spring are still very delicious. Cucumber itself is sweet and neutral in nature, and has obvious effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting salivation and quenching thirst. It contains soft fine fibers and other ingredients, making it a rare detoxifying food. The cucumis acid contained in cucumbers can promote body metabolism and excrete toxins. Especially for girls who love beauty, you should know that the vitamin C content in cucumbers is five times higher than that in watermelons. It can whiten the skin, keep it elastic and inhibit the formation of melanin. If you have dry stools, irritability, thirst, sore throat or phlegm due to internal heat in the spring, eating cucumbers can help resolve the inflammation.

2. Honey

Honey is highly praised in many health articles. It is also a natural food ingredient for moistening the intestines and relieving constipation. It is rich in vitamins, fructose, oxidase and other elements. It has significant effects on moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, moistening the intestines and relieving constipation, detoxifying and beautifying the skin. If you have dry stools due to internal heat in the spring, you must eat honey regularly. It can help expel toxins and beautify your skin. It is also good for preventing and treating constipation and gastrointestinal diseases. If you have constipation or dry stools, it is a good idea to drink a glass of honey water on an empty stomach in the morning, or add some Zangling Stachyose. Zangling Stachyose is a very good functional oligosaccharide. It increases the moisture and water retention of stool by proliferating the number of beneficial bacteria. Zangling Stachyose can promote intestinal peristalsis and expel waste toxins in the intestines in time, keeping the intestines clean.

3. Pig blood

Pig blood is a must-eat detoxification product for friends who are exposed to toxic and harmful jobs, because pig blood is rich in nutrients such as vitamin B2, vitamin C, protein, iron, etc. After the plasma protein in pig blood is decomposed by the gastric acid in the human body, a detoxifying and intestinal cleansing product is produced, which can react chemically with dust and harmful metal particles that invade the human body, making it easier to excrete toxins from the body. Similarly, friends who suffer from internal heat or dry stools in spring can also cook pig blood into dishes and eat more of them. It can not only improve the condition of dry stools, but also have the effect of cleansing the intestines.

4. Kelp

Today I recommend kelp to you, not just for the purpose of supplementing iodine to prevent big neck. Kelp also has a very powerful laxative effect. It can promote the elimination of harmful substances, pathological substances and inflammatory exudates. At the same time, kelp contains a kind of sulfate polysaccharide that can absorb cholesterol in blood vessels and excrete it out of the body. You can also eat more kelp to maintain your figure. Whether you are eating cold kelp or making kelp soup, if you have dry stools due to internal heat in the spring, you can eat more kelp to moisten the intestines and clean out toxins in the intestines.