If a patient does not have a bowel movement for a few days, first of all, if the patient has a bowel movement every few days, or if there is no bowel movement due to low food intake or low water intake in recent days, and there are no uncomfortable symptoms, there is usually no need for special treatment, and it will gradually ease on its own after adjusting the lifestyle. Secondly, after excluding the above cases, in the clinical week, the number of bowel movements is less than 2-3 times, and it is difficult to defecate, and the stool is dry and difficult to be removed, etc., the clinical situation is mostly considered as constipation. Because human bowel movement is a complex integrated action, so the formation of constipation has a variety of factors, the treatment of constipation is also different. Constipation causes: 1, physiological factors: common age-related slowing of gastrointestinal motility; poor dietary habits, such as meat, less water, less fiber intake; bad habits, such as sedentary, standing, lack of exercise; mental stress, such as long-term mental tension, depression, etc.. All of the above may cause constipation; 2, pathological factors: mainly caused by changes in the function of the digestive tract, common colon, anus, anus and other diseases, such as hemorrhoids, intestinal polyps; in addition, systemic diseases such as diabetes, uremia, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, etc. also often cause constipation. Second, improve measures: 1, life adjustment: maintain a happy body and mind, good habits, moderate intake of fiber-rich food and nuts, such as apples, broccoli, oats, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., can help relieve constipation symptoms. In addition, adhere to outdoor exercise, which is conducive to the improvement of gastrointestinal function. Daily clockwise massage of the abdomen and regular defecation are recommended early in the morning or 2 hours after meals to establish good defecation habits, which are beneficial to improve constipation; 2. Medication: For reasons of individual differences, appropriate medications need to be selected under the guidance of a physician. Clinical antidiarrheal drugs, motivational drugs, microecological preparations, such as lactulose, senna, mosapride, itopride, etc.; 3, surgery: when life adjustment and medication to improve constipation is ineffective, and constipation discomfort affects the patient’s daily life, the clinic may be given surgery to solve constipation. In addition, you can also consider the use of Chinese medicine or Chinese acupuncture to improve constipation, but the specific Chinese medicine prescriptions need to be consulted and follow medical advice. Patients with constipation are advised to seek medical consultation if pathological factors are suspected to cause constipation, so as not to affect their normal life.