Changes in bowel habits are mainly categorized as physiological and pathological. Physiological changes are commonly caused by changes in life and diet, and can be treated by restoring habits. Pathological can be considered as irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal inflammation, gastrointestinal tumors and other diseases, which can be treated by general treatment, medication and surgery to improve the symptoms.
1. General treatment: If constipation or diarrhea is caused by a change in diet or a sudden change in living habits, the symptoms can be improved by stopping eating the uncomfortable food, resuming normal living habits, and paying attention to keeping warm.
2.Drug treatment:
(1) Irritable bowel syndrome: it can be restored to normal by general treatment; if it cannot be restored, oral pivoxyl bromide can be used to antispasmodic, oral omeprazole to protect the gastrointestinal tract.
(2) Gastrointestinal inflammation: on the basis of general treatment, oral antibiotics, such as norfloxacin, azithromycin, etc., and oral omeprazole or rabeprazole to inhibit gastric acid secretion.
(3) Gastrointestinal tumor: cancer occurs due to genetic factors or the progression of certain underlying diseases, and the symptoms can be improved by chemotherapeutic drugs and targeted therapy, such as platinum, paclitaxel, etc. are mainly used in gastric cancer, and intestinal cancer is mainly treated by platinum and irinotecan.
3. Surgical treatment:
Commonly used in long-term gastrointestinal inflammation develops into gastrointestinal ulcer until gastrointestinal perforation, which shall be treated by surgery. Surgery for gastric ulcer is vagotomy and gastric resection of the large part of the stomach, and intestinal ulcer is intestinal resection of the part of the intestines. Gastrointestinal tumors can be surgically removed if in the early stages.
Sudden or long-term change of bowel habit should go to regular hospitals to find the cause of the disease and have regular treatment, so as to avoid delaying the condition. Medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor.