Don’t rush to remove constipation in children

  Pediatric constipation in the clinic is very common, Chinese medicine conditioning has a better effect, but must be based on the specific circumstances of the child to identify the use of drugs to receive better results. Now on the clinical analysis of common treatment misconceptions are as follows: 1, constipation is considered to be “fire” caused by the child has its unique physiological and pathological characteristics, so the treatment of pediatric constipation can not be fully equivalent to adults, the use of heat, laxative, nourishing Yin drugs often counterproductive, because it ignores the child The physiological characteristics of “spleen is often insufficient”, some children can temporarily relieve the symptoms, but easy to relapse after stopping the drug, often with unsatisfactory results. The main reason is because the formula does not meet the etiology of pediatric constipation and physiopathological characteristics, so it is difficult to fundamentally cure pediatric constipation. The author believes that although there are many causes of pediatric constipation, the main pathogenesis is that the internal organs do not flow smoothly, turbid Qi does not descend, and the large intestine conduction function is abnormal, which leads to constipation. Clinical start from the regulation of the spleen and stomach, to strengthen the spleen, move the qi and laxative as the general principle of treatment formula, and achieved satisfactory results.  2, the use of laxatives or corkage at every turn Some parents find children constipation, bloating and abdominal pain, the child to take fruit guide tablets or senna, hoping to relieve the child’s pain as soon as possible, this is very wrong, pediatric constipation does not advocate the use of laxatives, and does not advocate the frequent use of corkage to defecate. Because the development of the digestive system and nervous system function of children is not perfect, taking laxatives can easily lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction caused by diarrhea; and often take laxatives to treat constipation, will make the intestinal wall nerve receptor cells of stress reduction, even if there is enough feces in the intestine, can not produce normal peristalsis and defecation reflex, once the drug is stopped, constipation will be more serious, and difficult to treat.