Elderly people taking probiotics for constipation may not necessarily have an effect, with the cause of the disease, the severity of the disease, the method of medication, personal constitution and other factors, the specific situation varies from person to person.
1. the possibility of effective situation: to bad diet, mental stress and other factors caused by intestinal flora imbalance as the main cause of constipation, the condition is relatively mild, standardized medication and the body of the selected probiotic sensitivity is good, generally taking probiotic preparations will have an effect on the treatment and the efficacy of the better.
2. Effective possibility of small cases: by bad defecation habits, anal canal and perianal diseases (such as hemorrhoids, anal fissure), extra-intestinal diseases (such as cerebrovascular accidents, diabetes mellitus, etc.) and intestinal flora imbalance caused by constipation, the condition is more serious, not standardized use of medication or the body of the selected probiotic sensitivity is poorer, taking probiotics may be ineffective situation.
And it should be noted that at present, the commonly used probiotics include preparations of bifidobacteria, lactobacillus, bacillus licheniformis and so on, which are suitable for the treatment of constipation and other intestinal dysfunction symptoms caused by intestinal flora imbalance. However, such drugs are prohibited for those who are allergic to them, and the adverse reactions are not clear.
In summary, the elderly constipation after taking probiotics effective or not will be affected by a variety of factors, therefore, the symptoms of constipation must be timely medical care, to identify the causes and then according to the actual situation of the individual choice of medication or other therapeutic measures, do not blindly judgment, self-medication, in order to avoid inappropriate interventions, resulting in adverse consequences.