What medications are used for obstructive constipation

Obstructive constipation is a more serious kind of constipation, drugs such as lactulose, ochelle can play an auxiliary role, the patient timely consultation, improve the examination, exclude tumors and other possible causes of obstruction of the etiology of the obstruction, to release the obstruction. Often occurs in the elderly population due to its lower intestinal motility, is unable to be treated by simple solutions to constipation. Obstructive constipation mostly belongs to organic constipation, is due to intestinal or extra-intestinal mechanical intestinal obstruction, so that the intestinal contents of the obstacle caused by the operation. Intestinal obstruction is commonly caused by colon cancer, proliferative intestinal tuberculosis, incomplete intussusception, intestinal torsion or colonic stenosis, and other causes of intestinal obstruction. Extra-intestinal compression obstruction is common in post-surgical intestinal adhesions, adhesive form of tuberculous peritonitis, pregnancy, etc. Most of this type of constipation starts with other symptoms, which can be relieved by relieving the primary cause. Generally, half a year to a year of conservative treatment is needed, specifically under the guidance of the doctor can be used in OxyContin, lactulose and other drugs to assist in the treatment. If it is ineffective, or the patient has a strong demand for surgical treatment, mainly according to the patient’s wishes and specific circumstances to decide.