What’s going on if I haven’t had a bowel movement for several days?

If you haven't had a bowel movement for several days, it may be caused by constipation. Apart from excluding other medical problems, the symptom of constipation is not having a bowel movement for a long time. Therefore, you should develop good bowel habits, adjust your diet, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.

1. In the absence of any disease, most cases are caused by constipation.

2. Develop the habit of regular bowel movements and adjust your diet. You should eat more foods rich in fiber, such as whole flour, brown rice, corn, celery, leek, spinach and fruits, etc., to increase dietary fiber, stimulate and promote intestinal peristalsis.

3. Drink more water to increase intestinal motility and promote defecation. Participate in appropriate physical exercise to strengthen the abdominal muscles, promote intestinal peristalsis, and improve defecation ability.

4. For elderly people who have been bedridden for a long time due to illness, their family members can give them abdominal massage, gently pushing from the right upper abdomen to the left lower abdomen to promote intestinal peristalsis. Finally, stay optimistic. Negative emotions such as mental stress and anxiety can cause or aggravate constipation.

5. Eat more long-fiber vegetables: such as celery, spinach, Chinese cabbage, leeks and other vegetables. The crude fiber in long-fiber foods cannot be absorbed and forms residues in the intestines, which stimulate the intestinal wall, increase intestinal peristalsis, and make feces easier to discharge;

6. Eat foods containing vitamin B1, such as dietary complex powder, black bean powder, barley grass powder, etc. which contain dietary fiber.