There are obvious differences between constipation and intestinal obstruction in terms of clinical symptoms, etiology and treatment methods.
1. Clinical symptoms: patients with constipation have less than 3 times of defecation per week, and the symptoms of defecation effort, dry and hard feces, and small amount; patients with intestinal obstruction will have abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea, and stop defecation and other symptoms. Therefore, there is a big difference between these two diseases in terms of symptoms.
2. Etiology: the occurrence of constipation may be related to physiological factors, psychological factors or pathological factors, and it can be the accompanying symptom of other diseases or a separate disease; the etiology of intestinal obstruction is more complex, and according to the cause of obstruction, intestinal obstruction can be divided into mechanical intestinal obstruction, dynamic intestinal obstruction, and hemotransferable intestinal obstruction.
3. Treatment: the symptoms of constipation is relatively mild, can be under the guidance of the doctor through glycerin enema agent to discharge the stool, etc.; intestinal obstruction is more complex, according to the cause of the conservative treatment or surgical treatment, so as to make the condition of intestinal obstruction to be restored.
If the patient has constipation or intestinal obstruction, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor to clarify the cause of the disease, and carry out standardized treatment.