Constipation in the elderly can be considered a common problem. This is because as people age, the function of the digestive system decreases, and the food they eat cannot be digested in a timely manner, resulting in constipation. To treat constipation in the elderly, internal regulation and external nourishment are the best methods. Below, we will introduce several dietary therapies specifically for constipation in the elderly.
Medicated Food Recipe 1: Mulberry Sesame Cake
Ingredients: 30g mulberries, 60g black sesame seeds, 10g hemp seeds, 700g glutinous rice flour, 30g white sugar, 300g glutinous rice flour.
Method: Roast the black sesame seeds over low heat until fragrant. Wash the mulberries and boil them with the hemp seeds in water for 20 minutes to extract the juice. Pour the juice into a bowl with the glutinous rice flour, glutinous rice flour, and white sugar, and knead it into a dough. Shape the dough into cakes and sprinkle black sesame seeds on each cake. Steam in a steamer for 20 minutes.
Effects: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, invigorates the spleen and stomach. Suitable for the elderly with weakness, constipation, weak spleen and stomach, and lack of appetite.
Medicated Food Recipe 2: Mulberry Biscuits
Ingredients: 50g mulberries, 200g white sugar, 300g flour.
Method: Wash the mulberries and cook them in a pot with water over low heat for 20 minutes. Remove the residue and extract the juice. Mix the white sugar with the flour, and add the juice to form a dough. Shape the dough into biscuits and bake until cooked.
Effects: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, moisturizes the intestines and stomach, and improves complexion. Suitable for the elderly with liver and kidney deficiency, insufficient qi and blood, dizziness, dry skin, and dry stools.
Medicated Food Recipe 3: Hemp Seed Chestnut Cake
Ingredients: 30g chestnut flour, 30g corn flour, appropriate amount of sesame seeds, hemp seeds, and brown sugar.
Method: Rinse the sesame seeds, drain the water, and stir-fry until fragrant. Grind the hemp seeds into powder. Mix the sesame seeds and hemp seeds in a bowl, then add the chestnut flour, corn flour, and brown sugar. Mix with water to form a dough, and then steam in a steamer over high heat for 20 minutes.
Effects: Nourishes the kidneys and moisturizes the intestines. Suitable for the elderly with dryness, blood deficiency, constipation, and dizziness due to kidney deficiency.
Medicated Food Recipe 4: Ginger Brown Sugar Sweet Potato
Ingredients: 500g sweet potatoes, appropriate amount of brown sugar, 2 slices of fresh ginger.
Method: Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into small pieces. Boil them in water until fully cooked, then add brown sugar and ginger. Cook for a while and serve.
Effects: Tonifies qi, generates fluid, nourishes blood, and moisturizes the intestines. Suitable for the elderly with dry intestines and constipation.
Medicated Food Recipe 5: Black Fungus Quail Egg Soup
Ingredients: 50g white fungus, 5 quail eggs, 30g rock sugar.
Method: Boil the quail eggs until cooked, then peel them and set aside. Soak the white fungus in water for 12 hours, then add rock sugar and quail eggs. Stew for 10 minutes and serve. This soup can be consumed on an empty stomach every morning.
Effects: This soup has the effects of nourishing the lungs and relieving asthma, nourishing yin and yang, and moisturizing dryness and promoting bowel movements. It is especially suitable for those with constipation caused by gastric prolapse.
Medicated Food Recipe 6: Lily Porridge
Ingredients: 250g lilies, appropriate amount of honey.
Method: Boil the lilies with a sufficient amount of water until they become a paste. Then add honey and mix well. This porridge can be consumed once a day.
Effects: This porridge has the effect of moisturizing dryness and lubricating the intestines, suitable for the elderly with constipation caused by dryness and deficiency of body fluids.
