In recent months, Aunt Zhang, a 63-year-old retired worker, has been feeling that the front part of her stool is very dry and hard, and the back part is soft and sticky, and the defecation process is very resistant.
As a health-conscious person, she sensed that something was not quite right and decided to seek professional advice from her doctor.
Last Saturday morning, after she went to the gastroenterology clinic of Chengbei Hospital, the nurse first asked her to do a basic examination before going to the consultation room.
"Hello, I am Dr. Li Hong, the attending doctor of the department. "A middle-aged man in his 40s walked in in a white lab coat, smiling and behaving amiably.
"Hello, doctor. Aunt Zhang greeted politely, "I feel very wrong when I poop recently, the front part is generally very hard, even a little lumpy, while the back part is soft and mush, it takes a lot of effort to expel it, and I have a feeling that I can't solve it completely." It's been going on for a few months, do you think I'm suffering from some strange disease?"
After listening carefully, Dr. Li nodded and said, "The stool quality you described is clinically what we call 'constipation with mucinous defecation'. In terms of this symptom alone, it is by no means a rare strange disease, but a common manifestation of intestinal dysfunction. However, further testing is needed to determine the cause. "
As he spoke, he began to carefully inquire about Aunt Zhang's diet, daily life, family history, etc.
After learning that her life and rest were okay and she had no family history of genetic diseases, he arranged for her to have a series of examinations, including colonoscopy, CT, etc. A few days later, the results of the examination revealed that Aunt Zhang had a benign mass in the lower rectum, which formed a partial obstruction to the lumen of the rectum.
This explains why you have a hard and soft bowel movement. "
Dr. Lee explained to her, "A lump in the lower rectum causes the diameter of the intestine to narrow and become easily blocked. In this way, when the stool is obstructed there, it will first be compacted into a dry and hard shape, and when it is continuously pushed, the normal part of the stool will be slowly squeezed out of the lump and form a soft paste. "
"Then you have to have surgery to remove the lump?" Aunt Zhang couldn't help but worry.
"There is no need to consider surgery for the time being, and from the examination results, it is a benign and low-level rectal polyp, which can relieve the obstruction symptoms as long as it is treated promptly. "
Dr. Lee continued, "I recommend that we first adjust our diet and consume more high-fiber foods to promote bowel movements, secondly, we can try some stool slows to help with bowel movements, and finally, if the results are not satisfactory, we can also consider minimally invasive proctoscopic polyp crushing surgery. "
After several twists and turns, Aunt Zhang finally figured out the cause of her illness.
According to the doctor's advice, she got rid of her bad habits such as sedentary and picky eating, followed the doctor's instructions, and when she returned to the clinic six weeks later, her constipation and constipation difficulties were significantly alleviated.
Dry and hard stools are very common, and in addition to Aunt Zhang's rectal obstruction, there are also many other reasons: decreased intestinal peristalsis, diaphragm dysfunction, etc. But whatever the cause, a common crux is "intestinal obstruction".
Our intestines are like an assembly line, if there is an infarction in any link, the upstream and downstream substances will accumulate or be blocked. Like a river, when there is plenty of water in the upstream but narrow in the downstream, it will lead to siltation and waterlogging.
Therefore, the key to solving the problem of "dry before soft" is to eliminate this "obstruction".
So, how to detect and prevent intestinal obstruction in time? In daily life, we should pay attention to the following points:
1. Ensure a balanced diet: mainly fiber, promote intestinal peristalsis;
2. Exercise more: let the abdominal muscles and diaphragm coordinate to form the role of "toilet";
3. Go to the toilet on time: develop good bowel habits;
4. Once abnormal stool is found, it is necessary to seek medical examination in time and do not delay the condition;
5. Regular physical examination, pay attention to intestinal health for high-risk groups such as middle-aged and elderly people, cancer patients, etc.
Good lifestyle habits are sufficient for most people to prevent obstruction from occurring.
Physical health should be the highest pursuit of life, intestinal health is an important part of overall health, I hope all friends pay attention to and take care of their "bowel health"!
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