Causes of constipation3 water content

Series 3 of constipation causes

Constipation has the following causes.

Causes of constipation

① Food
② Function of bile
③ Control of water content
④ Function of intestinal bacteria
⑤ Problems with intestinal function
⑥ Pelvic floor muscle group problem
⑦ Lumbar, pelvic and hip problems

Today, I would like to explain 

③ the control of water content.

"How much water do you need?"

In order to know, it is necessary to know how much it is used in the body.

【Water loss】

※ insensible perspiration: About 600 ml of water is lost from the skin and about 300 ml of water is lost from breathing.

The above figures for urine and stool are the amount of water assuming that the ideal stool is produced. (If you have diarrhea or constipation, the amount of water lost may have changed.)

Although it is the average value of adults, 2.5 liters of water is lost just by living without doing anything.

What's more, this value does not take into account the amount of water that sweat produces. If you sweat, you lose more.

How much water do you take?

【Intake of water】

1,000 ml, including miso soup and soup at meal
200 ml of H2O (H2O) produced by metabolism in the body

And

To make up for 2.5 liters of lost

2,500- (1000 + 200) = 1,300 ml

✅ You need to drink about 1.3 liters of water.

If your water intake falls below this level, your stool may become stiff and it may become difficult to get out.

* You know, of course, that you have to drink more water than this value in the sweating season.

And be careful! What is water here?

"I'm okay because I have a couple of cups of coffee!"

Isn't it?

Coffee is not a good drink to get water into the body.

The following items are not suitable for drinks due to water intake.

✅ Caffeine-rich drink

Coffee, tea, green tea, oolong tea, cola, etc.

✅ Drinks high in potassium

Beer, tomato juice, milk, red wine, etc.

If you drink a lot of coffee or beer, you will want to go to the bathroom immediately.

Drinks that contain a lot of caffeine and potassium have the function of trying to drain water out of the body, called the "diuretic effect".

In more detail, it means that urine drains more and more water than other drinks. In other words, water stays in the body for a short time, and more water is discharged than usual.

For water intake

After all, it is good to drink just water for water intake.

If you are sweating a lot in the middle of summer or playing sports, you may want to use sports drinking water or oral rehydration solution, which is closer to the water in your body. (* Most sports drinks are too sweet, though.)

Summary

It means that we have to think of "drinks for water intake" and "preference drinks" separately.

The more people have the opportunity to drink coffee, the more they need to consciously drink "just water".

I drank beer after taking a bath and I really died ww! !

If you are not good at drinking "just water",

☑️ Non-caffeine tea such as barley tea and herbal tea

☑️ Water with low hardness

☑️ Lemon water

Are you aware of hardness?

There are a lot of tap water and mineral water for sale even if it is called "water".

Recently, many people have their own water server at home.

next time,

Soft water / hard water

I would like to tell you about hardness.

Suddenly drinking hard water can cause diarrhea, so be sure to know it before drinking.

Thank you for reading to the end 🍀