The common reasons for very thick stools include insufficient water, low dietary fiber intake, and insufficient gastrointestinal power.
1. Insufficient drinking water: less drinking water leads to less water in the intestines, and the water is absorbed by the intestines, which will lead to hardened and coarsened stools.
2. Insufficient intake of dietary fiber: dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis, if you usually eat less food containing dietary fiber, resulting in slower intestinal peristalsis, stool in the intestinal tract stays for a long time, the stool will be absorbed by the intestinal tract of the water, it will become hard, thick.
3. Insufficient gastrointestinal power: For the elderly or patients with organic diseases of the intestinal tract, the gastrointestinal power itself is insufficient, causing the stool to stay in the intestinal tract for a long time, and the stool will be absorbed by the intestinal tract, resulting in stool coarsening and hardening.
There may also be other reasons for very thick stools, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.