The treatment of constipation mainly includes general treatment or drug treatment, eating red dates to treat constipation is no scientific basis. 1. General treatment: mainly refers to the reasonable diet, such as more intake of fruits or vegetables and other high-fiber food, moderate increase in water intake, moderate exercise and the formation of good defecation habits; the above ways can effectively promote defecation in order to prevent the emergence of constipation. 2. Pharmacological treatment: mainly including laxatives, such as Keserol, lactulose, magnesium sulfate or senna, etc.; gastric stimulants, such as mosapride, itopride, etc.) or probiotics; Chinese medicine practitioners will generally treat constipation according to the actual evidence or deficiency, such as solid heat with Da Cheng Qi Tang, Yin deficiency constipation with Enriching Liquid Tang and so on. The specific need for professional physicians to identify and treat. Constipation is recommended for symptomatic treatment, eating dates is not an effective treatment for constipation and other symptoms.