What should I do if I can’t poop?

Constipation may be caused by functional constipation factors such as irritable bowel syndrome, or organic constipation factors such as intestinal inflammation and intestinal tumors. According to the cause of the disease, medication and surgery should be given to improve the symptoms.
1. Functional constipation: the gastrointestinal burden increases due to dietary factors, mental factors and other reasons, and the gastrointestinal function is weakened, which causes the stools can not be discharged regularly, and the symptom of no bowel movement occurs. Domperidone can be given to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, lactulose laxative and other treatments.
2. Intestinal inflammation: due to inflammatory stimulation in the intestinal tract, the intestinal wall will appear capillary congestion, edema, resulting in the intestinal lumen is too narrow, which will also affect the difficulty of defecation and thus lead to the symptoms of not having a bowel movement all the time. Usually, cefuroxime can be given as anti-infective treatment. If it is inflammatory bowel disease, anti-infective treatment such as salazosulfapyridine and prednisone can be given.
3. Intestinal tumor: If there is a tumor in the intestinal tract, which causes the intestinal lumen to be too narrow, causing the bowel to be unable to pass stools all the time. Surgical treatment is usually needed.
All the above medicines should be applied under doctor’s guidance. If you can’t pass stool, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause and take appropriate measures with the help of doctor.