First of all, patients should drink more boiled water. Secondly, patients should eat more dreggy foods, especially some fresh vegetable rich in cellulose, e.g. celery, leek, etc. If necessary, some foods, which can produce gas, should be eaten, e.g. eat onion, soya bean, radish, etc to stimulate intestinal activities.
Constipation patients with normal body weight and plasma lipid can eat more foods containing fat. Patients with high plasma lipid can add some more vegetable oil when cooking, or eat some fresh fruits, e.g. apple, pear, etc. In addition, honey and
Semen Cassiae (Juemingzi)">
Semen Cassiae (Juemingzi) also have the functions of moistening intestines and promoting defecation. Generally speaking, the following foods should not be eaten due to the disadvantage of bowel movement: pepper, strong tea, liquor and some excitant foods.
