If you use the wrong posture, you can get sick! 4 toilet movements that many people do every day

Mr. Liu, 43, has suffered from hypertension for many years and has never received systematic treatment.

When it comes to diet, Mr. Liu doesn't pay attention to certain foods and likes to eat a lot of meat and fish. He also has a history of constipation for many years, but he thinks it's not a big deal and that he just needs to eat more vegetables.

Unexpectedly, two days ago, he had an accident while using the toilet. Because he strained too hard to defecate, he suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment by his family.

According to Mr. Liu's family, on the day of the incident, Mr. Liu went to the toilet and did not come out for a long time. His family was very surprised. When they went to the bathroom, they found that he had fainted on the ground and did not respond. So his family quickly called 120 and sent him to the hospital for treatment.

Doctors remind: When people defecate, they usually hold their breath and use abdominal force, which can help to excrete stool.

However, if you continue holding your breath and the abdominal pressure increases, it will also cause the body's heart rate to increase, blood pressure to rise, and myocardial oxygen consumption to increase, which will greatly increase the workload on the heart.

For the elderly and people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, straining during bowel movements may induce attacks of diseases such as angina pectoris, arrhythmias and acute heart failure. In severe cases, there may even be life-threatening conditions such as myocardial infarction and cardiovascular rupture.

Incorrect toilet posture can also cause illness!

4 toilet movements are dangerous

01 Playing with mobile phone, reading books and newspapers

Dangers: Fainting, falls, allergic reactions

Nowadays, people are becoming more and more dependent on mobile phones. Many people even remember to take their mobile phones with them when they go to the toilet. They check WeChat, browse Weibo, play games, etc. It is even difficult for them to take a shit without their mobile phones.

And this behavior of reading books or playing with mobile phones while using the toilet is the biggest taboo in using the toilet.

In daily life, there are many people who have this habit. They usually squat for half a day, and there is even a saying that they "take a paid shit."

This insignificant little habit can actually easily cause or aggravate constipation.

Since the mind is focused on the mobile phone or books and newspapers when going to the toilet, it is easy to interfere with the brain's command of the defecation conduction nerves, causing distraction, which in turn inhibits the defecation consciousness and prolongs the defecation time .

If you sit on the toilet for a long time, it may cause a temporary lack of blood supply to the brain, and you may be prone to fainting, falling, etc. when you stand up. This is especially true for people who have been ill for a long time, have weak constitutions, or are elderly. Accidents are more likely to happen when you stand up.

In addition, if you stay in the toilet for too long, it may cause an allergic reaction.

Because harmful gases such as ammonia in the toilet can cause allergic reactions in a small number of people , resulting in symptoms such as tight throat, chest tightness, shortness of breath, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, urticaria, and in severe cases, shock may occur.

In addition, if constipation occurs for a long time, the pressure of feces will cause obstruction of blood flow to the male prostate , aggravating the symptoms of prostatitis.

Male friends, in order to avoid a crisis in the anterior "gland", please remember to concentrate on going to the toilet. Especially those patients who already have the disease should change the habit of playing with mobile phones or reading books and newspapers while going to the toilet.

02 Straining too hard during bowel movements

Dangers: Anal fissures, hemorrhoids, sudden death

If the bleeding is bright red when straining during a bowel movement, consider hemorrhoids or anal fissures.

Anal fissures are usually caused by damage to the anal canal or perianal skin, or by prolonged bowel movements due to constipation or other reasons.

During defecation, the dry stool rubs violently against the anus, causing rupture and bleeding . The pain is usually severe and burning, and some patients may also experience symptoms such as perianal itching.

If the condition is mild, anal fissures can usually heal themselves after the patient has normal bowel movements by adjusting their diet and maintaining a regular work and rest schedule.

If you squat on the toilet for too long, it may obstruct the blood return of the pelvic veins, cause blood vessel dilation, easily induce hemorrhoids , and even make the rectum lose its sensitivity to fecal stimulation. Over time, it can cause constipation, and in severe cases, intestinal cancer may occur.

For patients with mild symptoms, the symptoms can be gradually relieved by improving eating and bowel habits, as well as taking warm water or warm salt water sitz baths. They can also be treated with medications such as Taining Suppositories or Mayinglong Hemorrhoid Ointment. However, for patients with severe conditions, surgical resection is required.

In addition, straining during bowel movements increases the risk of sudden death .

Many heart patients suddenly suffer from attacks in the toilet because they exert improper force during defecation, which causes the feces to not come out and their blood vessels to burst first.

When you hold your breath and defecate, the abdominal wall muscles and diaphragm contract strongly, which increases abdominal pressure and blood pressure, insufficient blood supply to the coronary arteries, myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, and can induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral hemorrhage, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and severe symptoms. It may also cause sudden death.

Therefore, patients with cardiovascular diseases should not exert too much force when defecating, and should not force it if they cannot defecate.

Before going to the toilet, you can bring first aid medicines such as nitroglycerin in case of emergency.

03 Getting up too quickly after using the toilet

Danger: dizziness, falls

When going to the toilet, if you squat for too long to defecate and then stand up suddenly, it is easy to cause hypotension , that is, dizziness, blacking out, and even fainting due to transient insufficient blood supply to the brain. Therefore, you should stand up slowly after squatting for a long time to defecate.

Especially for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, if they squat on the toilet for too long and stand up quickly after defecation, it is more likely to induce transient cerebral ischemia, dizziness, blurred vision, and falls, and the older people are, the more likely they are to be injured.

In addition, the blood pressure of patients with hypertension is relatively higher in the morning, and many people have the habit of defecating after getting up, which makes accidents prone to occur .

It is recommended to install a safety guardrail next to the toilet toilet. After using the toilet, do not rush to get up, but get up slowly.

04Urinating after holding urine for a long time

Danger: Fainting

Urinary syncope may occur suddenly after holding urine for too long, which may be life-threatening if not treated promptly.

Holding urine for a long time before urinating can easily cause over-excitement of the vagus nerve. When the urine in the bladder is emptied all at once, the bladder contracts, abdominal pressure drops suddenly, and the amount of blood returning to the heart decreases, which can easily lead to low blood pressure and a slower heart rate. Insufficient blood supply to the brain can cause fainting.

In addition, if you often hold your urine, your bladder will always be full, and over time it may lose its "elasticity", resulting in an inability to urinate when you want to, or incomplete urine discharge .

Squat toilet vs. sit toilet

Which is the best "posture" for going to the toilet?

From a physiological point of view, the larger the anorectal angle, the straighter the rectum, and the smoother the defecation.

When a person is sitting, the anorectal angle is approximately 80 to 90 degrees, while when squatting, the anorectal angle can reach 100 to 110 degrees.

In other words, squatting defecation method is more in line with human physiology.

When a person is squatting, the body curve returns to its most original state, the legs are separated, the anus will naturally separate, and the anal sphincter will stretch, which is more conducive to defecation.

What if there is only a toilet at home? When using the toilet, it is recommended to keep your chest and back straight and lean forward slightly. You can try to step on a small stool and then adjust the details of your posture according to your comfort level. This can help increase abdominal pressure and facilitate defecation.

Reminder: Whether you are sitting or squatting to defecate, you must concentrate fully and avoid distracting behaviors. The time in the toilet should not exceed 5 minutes.

Even if you don't have anything to defecate, you should go to the toilet regularly.

It is recommended to defecate 1 to 2 times a day, and it is best to defecate once a day and develop the habit of defecation at fixed times.

If you have constipation, don’t just eat bananas!

Different groups of people have tips for dealing with constipation

01 Children

Spinach soup : 150g spinach, some sesame oil, some salt

Method : Cook the spinach, season with salt and mix with sesame oil.

Note : This product is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency, vomiting, or susceptibility to colds.

02 Women

(1) Sweet potato soup : 500g sweet potato, 2 slices of ginger, a little sugar

Method : Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into small pieces. Add appropriate amount of water and cook. When the sweet potatoes become soft, add sugar and ginger.

Note: It is suitable for people suffering from constipation in autumn and winter, and can also be eaten by people with colds and constipation. However, it is not suitable for people with stomach problems with symptoms such as abdominal distension, belching, acid reflux, and thick and greasy tongue coating.

(2) Kernel porridge : 8g each of peach kernel, sesame kernel, pine nut kernel, sweet almond, 100g of polished rice, appropriate amount of white sugar

Method : Take 8 grams of peach kernels, peel the tips, fry them, add 8 grams each of sesame kernels, pine nut kernels, walnut kernels, and sweet almonds, add them to 100 grams of polished rice and cook into porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add appropriate amount of white sugar.

This porridge has the effects of moistening the intestines, promoting bowel movements, nourishing the stomach and removing blood stasis. It is suitable for patients with habitual constipation caused by deficiency of qi and blood.

Note: This product is not suitable for people with stomach problems, symptoms such as abdominal distension, belching, acid reflux, and thick and greasy tongue coating.

03 Elderly

Walnut porridge : 30-50 grams of walnut meat, 50 grams of polished rice

Preparation method : Take 30-50 grams of walnut meat, peel and mash it; add 50 grams of polished rice into water and cook into porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add the walnut meat and it is ready to eat.

Take once in the morning and evening.

Walnut meat is sweet and warm in nature, and has the effects of strengthening the waist and kidneys, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

Note: People with damp-heat constitution, or those who have recently experienced severe damp-heat, or those with insufficient Qi and gastroptosis should not take this medicine.

In addition, the elderly can also often eat some black sesame porridge, pine nut porridge, etc. These foods are good choices for preventing and assisting in the treatment of constipation.