What to do if you can’t get a hard lump out of your stool

Hard stools can not be pulled out, generally consider that there may be intestinal flora disorders, intestinal peristalsis is too slow and insufficient intake of fiber, etc., need to be based on the specific causes of the disease to take dietary adjustments and other general treatment or bifidobacteria, lactulose and other drug therapy.
1. Intestinal flora disorders: it may be related to patients taking antibiotics for a long time or long-term diarrhea, which will cause the destruction of intestinal probiotics, causing intestinal flora disorders, resulting in hard stools can not be pulled out, which can be relieved by medication, such as oral lactobacillus tablets and bifidobacteria triple live bacteria, and so on.
2. Intestinal peristalsis is too slow: it will cause food hoarding in the intestinal tract to increase the time, leading to intestinal reabsorption of food residues, causing hard stools can not be pulled out, it is recommended to actively participate in physical exercise, eat more bananas and sweet potatoes and other foods with laxative effect to promote intestinal peristalsis, but also pay attention to drink more warm water. You can also take domperidone and other drugs to promote gastric power.
3. Insufficient fiber intake: the main component of the stool is food residue, once the diet is rich in fiber, stool is generally softer, once the diet lacks fiber, it will cause hard and dry stools, causing hard lumps of stools can not be pulled out, you can take medication with laxative effect, such as lactose and polyethylene glycol and so on.
In addition, we can not rule out that there are other reasons for the hardness of the stool can not be pulled out, it is recommended that the patient is necessary to improve the relevant examination, according to the cause of the treatment as prescribed by the doctor.