Appropriate eating pumpkin can to a certain extent promote functional constipation patients defecation. Pumpkin contains dietary fiber, vitamin A, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, scale and other nutrients, which contains dietary fiber can play a role in increasing gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote defecation. Therefore, appropriate eating pumpkin can to a certain extent promote functional constipation patients defecation. In addition, appropriate exercise, drink more water, develop good defecation habits and other ways can also promote defecation. It should be noted that, if it is anal fissure, intestinal tumors, paralytic intestinal obstruction and other diseases caused by organic constipation is recommended to be treated under the guidance of a doctor, only by eating pumpkin can not play a good role in promoting defecation. If the symptoms of constipation can not be relieved by lifestyle intervention, it is recommended to go to the hospital.