Experts say drinking more tea can cause or aggravate constipation

Drinking more water can help moisten the intestines and defecate, but because boiled water is tasteless, many people like to replace water with tea, which is also a good way to defecate In fact, this is a big mistake Drinking strong tea can not relieve constipation, but will aggravate it Hu liming, deputy chief physician of gastroenterology department of Oriental Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of traditional Chinese medicine, told life times that catechols in tea have a certain astringent effect on gastrointestinal mucosa, affect its digestion and absorption of food, dry stool, induce constipation or aggravate the degree of constipation Therefore, people with constipation should drink less tea, especially less strong tea "The treatment of constipation, cathartic tea is a good choice It contains cassia seed, mulberry leaves and other raw materials, which can clear the intestines, reduce blood fat and eliminate toxins But Tong Bian tea can't be drunk too much, it will aggravate constipation after dependence, and it has certain side effects on liver and kidney " Hu Liming said that if constipation is not serious, it is better to improve it through diet Drink more boiled water, eat more fruits such as bananas and coarse grains such as corn, or exercise more, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation.