What to do if your bowels don’t move and you don’t have bowel movements

Non-peristaltic bowel movements and non-defecation may be caused by bad lifestyle habits, intestinal obstruction, intestinal tumors and other diseases. It needs to be treated by improving lifestyle, surgery and so on. 1. Bad lifestyle habits: for example, smoking, alcoholism, staying up late and so on may lead to indigestion, which will lead to the symptoms of intestinal non-peristalsis and non-defecation. At this time, we should try to quit smoking, alcohol, pay attention to rest, eat more easily digestible food, fresh vegetables and fruits, etc., which can relieve the symptoms. 2. Intestinal obstruction: As the intestinal contents can not pass through the obstruction site, resulting in the symptoms of not defecating, gastrointestinal decompression can be used to suction out the gas and liquid in the gastrointestinal tract, which can reduce abdominal distension, lower the pressure in the intestinal lumen, reduce the bacteria and toxins in the intestinal lumen, and improve the blood circulation of intestinal wall, which is conducive to the improvement of the local lesions and the systemic condition. Conservative treatment includes fasting, gastrointestinal decompression, and the use of some drugs such as growth inhibitors and acid suppressants. If the condition is not relieved by conservative treatment or the manifestation of strangulation has appeared, surgery should be performed as soon as possible. 3. Intestinal tumor: if the tumor is too big, it may affect the discharge of stool; if the tumor violates the nerves of the intestine, it may inhibit the peristalsis of the intestine, so that the symptom of intestinal non-peristalsis and non-defecation may appear. At this point, pathological examination should be carried out to determine the benign or malignant nature of the tumor. If there are indications for surgery, the tumor can be treated by surgical resection. Patients with intestinal non-peristalsis and non-defecation are recommended to go to the hospital for examination and treatment under the guidance of the doctor after clarifying the cause of the disease.