Constipation for 5 days can be caused by a variety of reasons, such as eating less, drugs and intestinal tumors, etc. Diet and exercise adjustments, medication and surgical treatments can be taken to alleviate the problem after the cause is clarified.
1. Diet and exercise adjustment: If the patient eats less, the food he eats lacks fiber or contains less water, this is usually a functional constipation. Usually need to increase the amount of food, drink more water and eat dietary fiber-rich green leafy vegetables such as rape, radish, coarse grains such as oats, sweet potatoes, fruits such as dragon fruit, apples, etc.; appropriate exercise, massage the abdomen, can also help defecation.
2. Drug therapy: patients using certain drugs for treatment, such as morphine, verapamil, etc. can also cause constipation, then need to consult the doctor to stop using the relevant drugs, if necessary, you can take laxative drugs for treatment, such as lactulose, polyethylene glycol and so on. When the stool is dry, you can use topical opioid to help defecation.
3. Surgery: some constipation can be caused by some organic diseases, such as intestinal tumors caused by complete or incomplete narrowing of the intestinal tract and obstruction, such patients usually need surgery to remove the tumor treatment.
If the patient is constipated for 5 days without defecation, he/she should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instruction for treatment.