You go to the office and work sitting for hours on end. You don't even get up from your desk for 8-9 hours. Do you know how much damage you're doing to your intestines by working this way day after day?
There are many who cannot get up from their chairs due to the burden of office work. Again, nowadays there's a tendency to work from home. However, this work routine can bring physical problems into your life.
What kind of problems occur?
Sitting in one place for hours reduces the functionality of the intestines and muscles. As a result, food cannot be digested properly. The digestive system's work gets reduced. This affects digestive capacity. Due to slow digestion, problems like gas and acidity arise.
Sitting all day without proper walking reduces blood circulation in the body. If blood doesn't circulate properly, intestinal problems can occur. This also causes problems like constipation. Stool accumulates in the colon for long periods.
Not moving properly reduces intestinal contractions. As a result, waste materials cannot move properly through the digestive system. Sitting for long periods can cause problems like bloating or gas, and acidity.
Sitting for long periods increases inflammatory problems in the body. This can disrupt the bacterial balance in the intestines. When inflammatory problems in the body increase, diabetes, heart disease, joint problems and muscle problems can occur. This also leads to piles and anal problems in many people.
Regular physical activity helps maintain the quality of the microbiome. Sitting for long periods can reduce that quality, weakening the digestive and immune systems.
Which factors worsen the problem?
Sitting and working in the office all the time can increase intestinal problems. So instead of sitting continuously in a chair, you need to walk a little during work breaks. You can also do some hand and leg exercises while walking during work breaks. This will speed up your work.
Not eating fibre-rich food properly in the morning is one of the main reasons for increasing intestinal problems. Not passing stool and urine for long periods can cause serious damage to the intestines.
How can it be prevented?
If you can exercise for 30 minutes before going to the office in the morning, it's quite beneficial for your body and intestinal health. You need to drink plenty of water and eat fibre-rich foods. Keep your posture correct while sitting in the chair so that there's no pressure on the intestines – you need to pay attention to this as well.
