▲The stool cannot be discharged, which may cause the stool stone to break the intestine. (Schematic map/ Courtesy of Daqian General Hospital)
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Long-term constipation can really kill people! An 80-year-old man in Kaohsiung recently fainted with fever, and after being sent to the hospital, he found that it was because the intestine was full of stool, of which 30 centimeters of the intestine was black, called fecal stone colitis, and the doctor quickly helped him surgically remove it, and after resting for half a month, he was discharged from the hospital. Doctors say that if you seek medical attention later, the stool may break through the intestine, which will lead to complications such as peritonitis and sepsis with a high fatality rate.
The case was accepted by the Department of Colorectal Surgery of the Higher Education Hospital. Physician Xie Yixuan said that when the old man arrived at the emergency room unconscious, high fever of about 39 degrees, and then arranged a computer fault only to find that the patient was full of stool, after emergency surgery on a life, the patient said that constipation for many years has been accustomed to, about a week before the treatment of the doctor did not defecate, feces long-term accumulation of large intestine will compress the intestine, resulting in intestinal mucosa ischemia and necrosis.
The problem of constipation is an unspeakable secret for many modern men and women. (Schematic/Photo by reporter Huang Kexiang)
Not only the above cases of old men, all ages may be plagued by constipation, especially in the face of high pressure, fast office workers will encounter, but how to call constipation? According to the analysis of the "Good Friend of the United States" from the medical care media, if the number of bowel movements is less than 3 times a week, there is still a feeling of incomplete stool after the trumpet, the stool discharged is harder and separated than before, there is a difficult stool, and even a difficult condition is called constipation.
How can constipation be self-relieving? Beauty's good friend pointed out that if it is not serious constipation, you can develop the following habits in your daily life, through the adjustment of eating habits, or really necessary to take medicines and other ways to alleviate constipation: regular exercise, intake of high-fiber foods, intake of enough water, do not ignore the feeling of defecation, the choice of medicine, pay special attention to the purchase of medicine, you must consult the pharmacist first, while following the instructions for medication.