What to do if you haven't pooped for several days

If you haven't defecated for several days, you should consider whether constipation is caused by improper diet. Because normal people need to eat every day, the food eaten into the stomach cannot be completely absorbed by the gastrointestinal system. Therefore, the excess food will be converted into feces and excreted from the body through defecation. This is also the main reason why a person has bowel movements every day. There are several solutions to the situation where you haven't had a bowel movement for several days.

1. Banana porridge

Recipe and preparation: 200 grams of bananas, 50 grams of polished round-grained rice. Heat the water to boiling point, pour the washed polished round-grained rice into the pot and cook it into porridge. Ten minutes before serving, peel the bananas, cut them into thin slices and put them into the pot. Cook until the rice pops and the soup becomes sticky. Then serve.

Efficacy and administration: Banana is also known as banana fruit and tooth banana. It contains starch, protein, fat, sugar, vitamins A, B, C, E, etc., and can clear away heat, moisten the intestines and detoxify. Japonica rice contains protein, fat, carbohydrates and riboflavin, which can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. The whole recipe can achieve the effect of clearing away heat and moistening the intestines. The light yellow porridge has a faint aroma, is smooth and delicious, slightly sweet and not greasy. It can be used as a medicinal food, and is also a top-quality tonic for the elderly and children. One meal a day can relieve constipation for a long time.

Indications and contraindications: This medicinal diet is suitable for heat constipation, and its clinical manifestations are: dry and hard stools, short and red urine, fever, irritability, abdominal distension and pain, dry mouth and bad breath, red tongue with yellow coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. When taking this porridge, avoid consuming large amounts of high-protein foods, such as fish, meat, eggs, etc., at the same time to avoid the formation of gastric stones.

2. Stir-fried sweet potato leaves

Recipe and preparation: 500 grams of sweet potato leaves, 30 grams of peanut oil, and appropriate amounts of garlic, ginger and salt. Wash the sweet potato leaves, drain the water, heat the peanut oil to 70%, add garlic cloves, shredded ginger, and sweet potato leaves, stir-fry twice, add appropriate amount of salt, stir-fry for another two minutes, pour into a plate, and serve.

Efficacy and administration: Sweet potato leaves are rich in provitamin A, which can nourish the stomach, promote bowel movements, and promote the flow of qi. Garlic contains allicin, which can detoxify, relieve pain, and relieve stagnation and strengthen the stomach. The whole formula has the effects of relieving qi stagnation and promoting bowel movements. The emerald green sweet potato leaves are dotted with a few white garlic cloves. The leaves are shiny, fragrant and delicious. They can be a home-cooked dish and also a medicinal food for preventing and treating constipation.

Indications and contraindications: This medicinal diet is suitable for constipation, clinical manifestations of which are constipation, difficulty in defecation, frequent belching, fullness in the chest and flanks, abdominal distension and poor appetite, thin and greasy tongue coating, and wiry pulse. This prescription has no obvious contraindications.

I believe that after reading the above content, everyone will have a certain understanding of what to do if you don’t have a bowel movement for several days. People with constipation should pay attention to their daily eating habits and rest, drink more water and eat fresh fruits. If the situation is serious, they still need to go to the hospital for treatment. I hope this article will be helpful to everyone.