Constipation is a common and prevalent disease that is putting people’s health and even lives at risk at all times. What are the most important things you should know about the prevention and treatment of constipation? 1. Understanding of constipation (1) straining to defecate; (2) defecation in the form of lumps (balls) or hard stools; (3) feeling of incomplete defecation; (4) feeling of anorectal obstruction and/or blockage; (5) need for manual manipulation (e.g. finger-assisted defecation, pelvic floor support for defecation) to facilitate defecation; (6) defecation less than 3 times a week; (7) need to maintain defecation by means of laxatives, enemas, etc. If you have 2 or more of the above, and the symptoms have been present for more than 6 months, you should consider having constipation. 2, the problems in the treatment of constipation (1) improper use of laxatives as long as you can induce diarrhea, with any laxative can —- ignore the toxic side effects of laxatives; (2) treatment does not matter —- lack of sufficient knowledge of the hazards of constipation; (3) too much emphasis on laxatives, enemas and other means of constipation, ignoring the basic regulation of the role of diet and living on constipation. 3, the treatment of constipation (1) diet and living regulation (regular life, enough food, vegetables, fruits and water); (2) drug treatment (suppositories such as taining suppositories, Ma Yinglong, Jiuhua hemorrhoid suppositories, etc.; laxatives such as Astragalus Rundown Oral Liquid, Ma Ren Soft Capsules, Shu Tai Qing Bulk, Tong Tai Capsules, etc.); (3) surgery: the onset of more than two years, after more than 6 months of systemic treatment is ineffective, can also be cured by surgery.