How to treat constipation in anxiety disorders

When constipation occurs in patients with anxiety disorders, the most important thing is to relieve tension, not to be overly concerned about their bowel movements, to do something they like, to exercise outdoors and to maintain a relaxed mood, which will have a great improvement on the symptoms of constipation, and some patients can even be relieved without other medication. While maintaining a good mood, patients should eat more vegetables and fruits every day (those rich in crude fiber will be more effective) and drink more water, which will improve the bowel movement soon. Severe patients can add some stool softening medications such as lactulose, polyethylene glycol electrolyte dispersion, etc. The dosage can be adjusted according to individual conditions to achieve satisfactory treatment results. Patients with more severe cases need to take anti-anxiety medications, and should try to choose medications that have little effect on bowel movements.