The idea or the practice of treating constipation by massaging the outside of the index finger is supposed to come from the theory of Chinese medicine, the theory of acupuncture points in Chinese medicine. There are many causes of constipation, the common ones being food, abnormal bowel function, poor bowel habits and poor bowel development. Regardless of what causes constipation in these four causes, trying to treat it by massaging the outside of the index finger is definitely not effective, because it has nothing to do with the bowel function. Therefore, if you want to treat constipation, you should go to a regular medical institution, check what causes constipation, and then according to the results of the examination to carry out targeted treatment, most of them will still have good results, so do not seek these strange and bizarre prescriptions for constipation.