What should I do if I have chronic constipation?

  If you sometimes feel constipated, be sure to distinguish if you meet the following criteria: Constipation is strictly speaking a “diagnosis” of less than 3 bowel movements per week, dry stools and/or difficulty in removing stools, with at least one of the above two conditions. The symptoms of chronic constipation must have been present for at least 6 months. Chronic constipation bothers many people, but most people do not pay attention to it, although there is pain but also find their own way to eat laxatives, use techniques to help defecate or seek private clinics enemas, in fact, although constipation is not a major disease, but it affects the quality of life, need to pay attention to.  1, learn the correct understanding of chronic constipation: chronic constipation is a symptom, some experts will also be called a disease, the diagnosis of chronic constipation to meet the above “diagnostic criteria”, not refers to the occasional dry stool or difficult to defecate, and not every day must be solved a stool, otherwise it is chronic constipation, everyone in life Everyone will always have occasional constipation, but through the adjustment of diet and habits can be normal bowel movements usually do not require medical treatment.  2, adjust the habits of life: chronic constipation need to do the first thing, drink more water (set the amount of water to drink, stipulate that they drink water, rather than dry mouth to drink water), eat more vegetables and fruits, less spicy, less indigestible food such as glutinous rice, fried food, etc., appropriate exercise, keep a calm state of mind.  3.Cultivate defecation habits: Develop your defecation habits at your leisure time, do not read books while defecating, focus on your attention, and each defecation should not take too long.  4, medication: there are four types of drugs for the treatment of constipation, and stimulant laxatives are best not to use indiscriminately, such as senna, poo stop, etc., but can try to use volumetric laxatives and osmotic laxatives, such as cellulose, polyethylene glycol and lactulose, etc.. The newest product on the market in China, Prilocabri, which promotes bowel movement, is a good power promoter and is a boon to patients with low bowel motility.