Constipation is very common nowadays, especially among Japanese women. Although advertisements for constipation medications for women are ubiquitous in pharmacies and restaurants, everyone knows that "all medicines have side effects," which inevitably raises concerns. Below is a set of constipation-specific recipes for women, reportedly based on personal experience, and has therefore become very popular. These recipes not only treat constipation but are also said to have remarkable effects on other ailments.
Causes of constipation in women
Doctors believe that constipation in Japanese women is mainly caused by the following factors:
One is suppressing the urge to defecate. Because Japanese women are overly concerned with their elegance and have extremely high hygiene standards, they rarely defecate in toilets outside the home, which leads to constipation.
Secondly, unbalanced diets. Japanese women's dieting is very popular, leading to low food intake and insufficient food residue in the body, making it difficult to defecate. Thirdly, constipation can be caused by the female hormone progesterone inhibiting large intestine activity.
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This recipe mainly includes the following foods:
1. Seaweed and sesame rice.
Cut 100 grams of roasted nori into thin strips, and crush 120 grams of black sesame seeds and 120 grams of white sesame seeds with a rolling pin. Mix these three ingredients together and store in a jar. Take one or two spoonfuls each time you eat it and mix it with rice. Teacher Fukuzawa explains that nori is rich in carotene, calcium, potassium, iron, and other nutrients, which can promote gastrointestinal motility; sesame seeds contain a large amount of amino acids, dietary fiber, and minerals, which can promote bowel movements.
2. Cabbage salad with vinegar.
The method is as follows: Blanch 500 grams of cabbage with a little salt in boiling water. After blanching, let the cabbage cool, squeeze out the excess water, and cut it into pieces. Then, mix one cup of vinegar, 1/2 cup of stock, two tablespoons of wine, and 1/2 tablespoon of salt, and bring to a boil to make a broth. Once the broth has cooled, pour it into a sealed jar with the cabbage and store for one day before consuming. Cabbage is rich in various vitamins and dietary fiber, which can enhance gastrointestinal motility.
3. Pickled lotus root.
Blanch the lotus root, then add sugar, salt, vinegar, and sesame oil to taste and mix well. Store the mixed lotus root in a sealed jar, taking out some each day as a side dish with meals. Teacher Fukuzawa says that lotus root can cleanse the intestines, prevent hardened stools, stimulate the intestinal walls, and prevent constipation.
4. Blanch kelp and beans in oil.
Cut 300g of kelp into strips and blanch in boiling water. Boil 100g of soybeans until cooked. Let the kelp and soybeans cool and drain. Then add salt, soy sauce, MSG, and chopped green onions and mix well. Kelp is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and increase stool volume. The unsaturated fatty acids in soybeans can also promote defecation, while the abundant dietary fiber can absorb water in the intestines, thus increasing stool volume.
