If you have constipation, you can increase the intake of food rich in dietary fiber, and you can also use medication or cleansing enema.
1. Dietary fiber is rich in cellulose with hydrophilic, can fully absorb the intestinal lumen water, and then make the peristalsis of the colon to enhance, promote defecation. Foods rich in dietary fiber include vegetables and fruits. Secondly, appropriate psychological intervention can help build up confidence for patients and increase compliance.
2. Drugs include laxatives, prokinetic drugs and drugs to regulate intestinal flora. Please use them under the guidance of your physician.
(1) Laxatives promote excretion by decreasing absorption and increasing secretion in the intestinal tract, thereby increasing the hydrostatic and osmotic pressures in the intestinal lumen. Options include blue sesame oil, mannitol, lactulose, and liquid paraffin.
(2) Promoting the peristalsis of gastrointestinal smooth muscle by stimulating the neurons of intestinal muscle. Commonly used drugs include mosapride and itopride.
(3) Regulating intestinal flora can prevent the colonization and invasion of harmful bacteria, regulate normal intestinal peristalsis, and change intestinal microecology. Microbial preparations such as Typhimurium tablets are commonly used.
3. After the above methods of treatment is ineffective or fecal incarceration, may be appropriate to use clean enema treatment.