Long-term constipation, the intestines are blackened, which is the scourge of abuse of laxatives!

Still using laxatives? When the intestines turn black, it is too late to regret it... Recently, among the patients who performed colonoscopy in the Digestive Endoscopy Center of Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, more than ten cases of "colonic melanosis" patients were found in succession, and these patients have a common feature: usually constipation and long-term use of "irritating laxatives or health care drugs" obtained from various channels. It's time to tell you a little bit about constipation.

What is constipation?

Constipation refers to difficult or laborious bowel movements, poor bowel movements, decreased frequency of bowel movements (<3 times per week), and low amount of dry stool. Surveys show that constipation in the elderly on the mainland is as high as 15%-20%, more women than men, and the prevalence increases significantly with age.

Why does constipation occur?

Colon and diseases: hirschsprungs, disease-induced narrowing of the intestinal lumen, export obstruction, perianal diseases such as fissures, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.;

(1) Extraintestinal diseases: neuropsychiatric diseases (cerebral infarction, depression, etc.), endocrine and metabolic diseases (such as hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus), drug-induced (long-term use of stimulant laxatives secondary to constipation), etc.;

(2) Bad living habits: eat less, eat too fine, drink less water, sit for a long time, exercise less, bad bowel habits.

(3) Social and psychological factors: interpersonal tension, family disharmony, long-term depression in mood, etc. can make autonomic disorders, changes in the law of life such as travel, emergencies and so on.

Constipation and colonic melena

People who have not experienced the pain of constipation will not understand. In order to solve this headache problem, people who are tormented by constipation will try to find various methods, such as eating various laxatives, taking various health care drugs, catching folk remedies, using Kaiselu for a long time, and so on...

Irritating laxatives contain anthraquinones, which are absorbed by the body, resulting in pigmentation of the mucosa of the large intestine, and over time, the large intestine will become black, and even cancer will occur.

How to solve the problem of constipation?

(1) First of all, we must eat and drink reliably.

Guarantee a daily water intake of 2000-3000 ml, it is best to drink a glass of honey water after getting up in the morning. Diet to increase dietary fiber, daily to ensure a sufficient intake of fruits, vegetables, grains.

(2) Second, increase physical exercise.

According to their own situation, the amount of exercise is determined, and aerobic exercise such as walking, jogging, boxing is adhered to to promote intestinal peristalsis. Also make sure you get enough sleep.

(3) Keep a good mood.

Emotional anxiety will make the sympathetic nervous system excited for a long time, inhibit the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, and then cause constipation.

(4) Rational application of laxative drugs.

Drug therapy: those who are ineffective after the above treatment can choose laxative laxatives, pro-gastrointestinal motility drugs, warm saline enemas and other methods as appropriate.

Laxatives are broadly divided into irritating laxatives (if guides, senna leaves), osmotic laxatives (eg, compound polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder, lactulose), volumetric laxatives (eg, polycarbo non-calcium tablets, wheat cellulose granules), and lubricating laxatives (eg, liquid paraffin). It needs to be used reasonably according to the degree of constipation.

Constipation as a common disease, multiple diseases, different patients have different causes, need to take an individualized treatment plan in order to achieve good results. When repeatedly suffering from constipation, you may wish to try to talk to a professional doctor, improve the relevant auxiliary examinations, develop a standardized treatment plan, and at the same time, sclerotherapy injection or ligation can also be carried out for constipation-induced perianal diseases such as internal hemorrhoids. Do not believe that some advertisements abuse laxatives, health care products, etc., and delay treatment. (Text/Hao Jiaorong Editor/Xu Xiao)