The most effective treatment for constipation does not exist, and appropriate treatment should be chosen depending on the specific cause of the disease, including general treatment, medication such as lactulose and mosapride, and surgical treatment.
The causes of constipation can be divided into functional constipation and organic constipation. Functional constipation can be seen in eating less, food lack of fiber, psychological stress, functional gastrointestinal disease. Organic constipation can be seen in the intestinal tract, anal diseases such as hemorrhoids, colon tumors, but also can be seen in systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and so on.
General treatment includes improving dietary structure, drinking more water, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, eating more coarse grains such as wheat bran, oats, etc., developing good defecation habits, and maintaining a positive and optimistic psychological state.
Medication includes the use of lactulose, keserol, etc. to promote fecal discharge, and also the use of moxapride and other pro-gastrointestinal dynamics drugs. If there is hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus and other systemic underlying diseases, it is recommended to go to the appropriate department for consultation and prescription of medication, such as levothyroxine sodium tablets, metformin and so on.
Surgical treatment is suitable for constipation caused by intestinal obstruction due to colorectal masses, etc.
Patients should consult the doctor in time to get a clear diagnosis and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.