Constipation is a condition in which the stool is either dry or sticky and difficult to remove. It can be once every few days or several times a day, and each time the stool is not clean and the anus is swollen. A colonoscopy should usually be performed, especially in older people who may have colitis or also have colon polyps, and very rarely may have tumors. Most people with constipation have no abnormalities on colonoscopy and have functional slow bowel movements. Treatment should be divided into food therapy and drugs: 1, food therapy: diet should be light, do not eat spicy and hot food, drink more water, eat more coarse fiber food, such as a variety of vegetables, radish, groundnuts, corn, horseshoe, mixed grains, etc.. You can often drink honey water. The oil of frying can also laxative, so do not avoid. 2, health products: a variety of laxative tea, intestinal tea, all have laxative ingredients. Can laxative, short-term use is possible, but should not be used for a long time, there will be dependence. 3, Western medicine: the simplest is the fruit guide tablets, rhubarb soda tablets, etc., cheap, effective. But should not be taken for a long time, so as not to form dependence. 4, proprietary Chinese medicine: commonly used are hempren soft capsule, hempren capsule, hempren pill, rhubarb laxative capsule, six flavors can eliminate capsule, niuhuang detoxification tablets, a clear capsule and so on. Ma Ren class can be taken for a longer period of time, belongs to the laxative plus laxative conditioning drugs, the elderly can take long-term. It is also suitable for young people to take. Liouwei Nengcai Capsules, Niuhuang Detoxification Tablets, Yiqing Capsules, and Dahuang Laxative Capsules can clear heat, reduce inflammation, and laxative, and are mostly used for constipation with heat and intestinal inflammation. All are also commonly used Chinese medicine. 5, Chinese medicine: the general principle is to regulate the intestines and stomach, slowly let its own bowel movements, try not to use laxatives (such as rhubarb, senna, etc.). It is best to take Chinese medicine first, if the effect is not good then boil Chinese medicine.