In recent years, constipation has become a very common condition among modern urbanites. Although it is not a major disease, it has greatly affected people's quality of life. According to statistics, the overall prevalence of constipation in mainland China is 3%-11%, and the incidence gradually increases with age, and the prevalence of chronic constipation in people over 60 years old is as high as 22%. Despite this, there are still many people who have a misconception about constipation, believing that "either bowel movements every day are constipation". "You can have a laxative by eating bananas", "If you are constipated, you can use corkscrew"...
What is constipation? What is the right solution for constipation? When should I see a doctor? The doctor of spleen and stomach disease and geriatric disease of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine reminded that to treat constipation correctly, you must first learn to judge whether you are really constipated.
Are you really constipated?
Constipation is a decrease in the frequency of bowel movements, hard and dry stools, or difficulty in passing stools. A decrease in the frequency of bowel movements is defined as having fewer than 3 bowel movements per week. Constipation includes straining to defecate, difficulty in excreting, feeling of incomplete defecation, time-consuming defecation, and the need for manual assistance to maintain bowel movements, such as laxatives and enemas. If the duration of constipation is more than 6 months, it is considered chronic constipation.
How much do you know about the dangers of constipation?
Constipation itself does not pose a fatal risk, but if chronic constipation cannot be effectively treated, it will cause serious harm, such as inducing cerebral hemorrhage, angina, myocardial infarction, and hepatic encephalopathy; Induce "fecal stone" intestinal obstruction, intestinal wall ulcer, intestinal perforation, rectal prolapse, anal fissure, hemorrhoidal bleeding, etc.; Long-term constipation can also cause skin problems such as dull complexion, acne, and spots; Affect the normal metabolism of the body and aggravate obesity; Cause insomnia, irritability, dreaminess, depression, anxiety and other mental disorders; Causes memory loss, distraction, sluggish thinking, etc.
Why are you constipated?
There are a variety of causes of constipation.
1. Dietary factors, such as too simple diet and long-term lack of dietary fiber in food, can lead to constipation.
2. Bowel habits. Holding stool for a long time, playing with mobile phones during bowel movements, etc., can lead to constipation.
3. Decreased intestinal motility. Too little exercise will lead to reduced colonic motility and affect bowel movements. Hypothyroidism and diabetes can also affect gastrointestinal function and cause constipation.
4. Intestinal lesions. Intestinal tumors, hernias, rectal prolapse, severe hemorrhoids and other lesions can cause bowel disorders.
5. Drug factors. Long-term use of laxatives can lead to intestinal dysfunction. Constipation can also occur in children with food allergies.
The common causes of constipation in children are intestinal dysbiosis, abnormal intestinal function and some congenital intestinal diseases, such as Hirschsprung's disease, anal stenosis, etc. The common causes of constipation in pregnant women are progesterone-induced decreased gastrointestinal muscle tone, slowed bowel movements, rectal compression, and decreased movement. Constipation in the elderly is often related to aging factors, single diet, poor bowel habits and reduced activity.
How to prevent constipation
How to prevent constipation, it is recommended to do the following in life:
1. Good bowel habits. It is recommended to try to have a bowel movement within 2 hours after waking up in the morning and after meals, and the time should not exceed 10 minutes each time, putting down the mobile phone, concentrating and concentrating on defecation.
2. Supplement more dietary fiber, such as prunes, oats, celery, avocados, and seeded fruits (dragon fruit, kiwifruit, strawberry).
Department Profile
Founded in 2010, the Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology and Geriatrics of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a GICC clinic awarded by the National Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention and Treatment and is a comprehensive department integrating medical treatment, teaching and scientific research, providing integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment services. The department has specialized outpatient clinics, specialized outpatient clinics, endoscopy rooms and wards. The department has imported Fujifilm 7000 electronic gastrointestinal endoscope, Erbo VIO 300S electrosurgical working system high-frequency electrosurgical knife, argon knife, Fujifilm SP900 ultrasound endoscope, colon hydrotherapy/dialysis machine, carbon dioxide pump, endoscope water pump, integrated endoscopic decontamination workstation, 13-carbon breath test detector, gastric function detector, nasal high-flow humidified oxygen therapy instrument, Philips V60 non-invasive ventilator, invasive ventilator imported from Germany and other advanced equipment.
The department carries out 13-carbon breath test, gastric function test, colon hydrotherapy, painless gastrointestinal endoscopy, gastric function test, and various gastrointestinal endoscopic treatments, such as gastrointestinal foreign body removal, various gastrointestinal bleeding hemostasis, gastrointestinal stricture dilation, stent placement, feeding tube implantation, percutaneous gastrostomy, minimally invasive surgery for hemorrhoids, various gastrointestinal polypectomy, mucosal resection, EMR, gastrointestinal early cancer submucosal dissection ESD, gastrointestinal benign tumor submucosal excavation, ESE, etc.
Zhou Hongshan is the director of the department and the deputy chief physician
Member of the Gastroenterology Management Committee of Chongqing Hospital Management Association; Member of the Early Cancer Group of the Digestive Endoscopy Society of Chongqing Medical Association; Member of the Spleen and Stomach Disease Committee of Chongqing Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has been engaged in clinical work in internal medicine for more than 20 years, and has participated in many trainings and advanced studies, and published several papers. He has rich experience in the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of acute and critical diseases and geriatric diseases in internal medicine, especially in gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Wang Mian is the attending physician
He has been engaged in clinical work in internal medicine for more than ten years, has rich clinical experience, and is good at the diagnosis and treatment of digestive and respiratory diseases and senile diseases, especially the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of critical diseases such as respiratory and digestive neuroendocrine tumors in the elderly. He is proficient in digestive endoscopic diagnosis and treatment, and is good at early cancer screening of the digestive tract, endoscopic polyp resection, endoscopic foreign body removal, endoscopic hemostasis, percutaneous gastrostomy, endoscopic minimally invasive treatment of internal hemorrhoids, etc.
Gou Juhua is the attending physician
He graduated from Chongqing Medical University with a master's degree, completed three years of training in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, and is a youth member of the Chongqing Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group and the Youth Committee of the Endoscopist Branch of the Chongqing Medical Doctor Association. He is good at the diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract diseases such as gastrointestinal bleeding, acute pancreatitis, liver disease, gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopic surgery such as EMR, argon ion coagulation, emergency endoscopic hemostasis, foreign body removal, etc., and is good at the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of elderly respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, endocrine tumors and other diseases. Telephone: 15215151257
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