What to do if your stools are mushy for a long time

Considering the long-term paste-like stool is caused by dietary factors, indigestion, gastrointestinal dysfunction, etc., and needs to be targeted to take general treatment, medication and so on. 1. Dietary factors: may be too much food containing dietary fiber, such as eating too much celery and other vegetables, can lead to unshaped stools, stool paste, but there is no other uncomfortable symptoms. Usually no special treatment is needed, and it will gradually recover by itself after adjusting the diet structure. 2. Indigestion: It may be due to the slow peristalsis of the intestines, resulting in the intake of food can not be fully absorbed, water and excreta confusion, which leads to pasty stools, we should pay attention to adjusting the diet and eat less greasy and spicy stimulating food, and with the promotion of digestion drugs, such as domperidone, stomachic tablets and other adjustments. 3. Gastrointestinal dysfunction: It may be caused by the interaction of psychological and social factors such as tension and anxiety, which will lead to a decline in gastric and intestinal functions and affect normal activities, resulting in pasty stools, abdominal pain and other symptoms. We should pay attention to relieving emotions, avoiding excessive stress, improving diet, trying to eat less and more frequent meals, and regulating intestinal flora with Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and so on. If you are experiencing chronic loose stools with discomfort, you should seek medical attention to identify the cause of the problem and then seek targeted treatment.