What happened to the dry and granular stool recently?

The patient’s recent dry and granular stool indicates that there is little water in the stool, the stool stays in the intestine for too long, and the water in it is absorbed too much, therefore, the stool solved is granular. This situation needs to be regulated by the following: 1. Encourage the patient to drink more water, eat more vegetables and fruits, eat less spicy, fried and other stimulating foods, and abstain from alcohol. 2. Lactulose oral solution or fruit guide tablets and other medications can be used to laxate the bowels. If the stool is relatively dry, in the anus with embedded, can not be discharged, you can use the open plug or enema treatment. If the effect can be achieved when using medication, but the symptoms recur when the medication is stopped, it is necessary to exclude the intestinal tract itself, need to go to the gastroenterology department as soon as possible to do e-colonoscopy to clarify the possible diseases such as colon polyps or colon tumors.