What should I look for in Parkinson’s disease patients with constipation and frequent urination?

Most patients with Parkinson’s disease have urinary dysfunction, with urinary urgency and nocturia being the most common non-motor symptoms. Urinary symptoms include urinary urgency, frequency, incontinence, and retention; as well as obstructive symptoms such as urinary delay, urinary effort, and other dysuria problems. Improve Parkinson’s patients constipation, can increase the fiber content of food, such as a variety of vegetables, do not always eat refined rice and flour, you can increase the appropriate coarse grains, dietary fiber increase, can make intestinal contents expansion, is conducive to defecation. Appropriate increase in water intake, also has an improved effect on constipation. Moreover, cooler water can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, which is sometimes helpful for constipation. Patients can decide whether to drink according to their own situation. Every morning after getting up, first drink 1 to 2 cups of water, can stimulate intestinal peristalsis; after breakfast go to the bathroom to stay 10 minutes, even if there is no intention to go, form a habit, is conducive to the improvement of constipation symptoms. In addition, a moderate amount of daily exercise can also be conducive to reducing constipation. Some Parkinson’s patients intentionally drink less water in order to control the symptoms of frequent urination, which is inappropriate and can easily cause dehydration. During the daytime, you should drink water regularly, not because of the fear of going to the toilet and do not drink water, you can go to the bathroom in advance to relieve urination, do not wait for the urge to urinate. In order to reduce the frequency of urination at night, after dinner can slightly control the amount of water consumption; some patients because of frequent urination at night to the toilet in a hurry and easy to fall, can be prepared in the bedroom portable urinary catcher easy to use. In addition, there are some diseases such as urinary tract infection, prostate hyperplasia can cause frequent urination, if in doubt, should go to the hospital as soon as possible, to clarify the cause of frequent urination, timely treatment.