What happens if you don’t have a bowel movement for a long time?

A long period of time without bowel movement is mostly caused by constipation. Constipation is a relatively common condition, but it is not good for health in the long run. Therefore, we must reasonably adjust and improve our scientific diet, change our bad eating habits, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.

1. The reasons for not having a bowel movement or having difficulty in having a bowel movement include insufficient beneficial bacteria in the intestines, improper diet, sitting for a long time, excessive fatigue, etc. Patients can eat more foods that clear heat and moisten the intestines, nourish yin and produce essence, and use dietary therapy to treat constipation. Now we will teach you what to do if you have constipation and what to eat, and provide reasonable methods to treat constipation and constipation for those who have constipation. People often suffer from constipation in their lives, and some people even go for several days without defecating. Common causes of difficult or incomplete bowel movements include insufficient beneficial bacteria in the intestines, improper diet, long periods of sitting, and excessive fatigue. Patients can eat more foods that clear heat and moisten the intestines, nourish yin and produce essence, and use dietary therapy to treat constipation.

2. General treatment: including diet, exercise, changing bad habits, etc. For ordinary people without organic diseases, diet therapy is the first choice, that is, adding fiber foods to the diet, such as bran, fruits, vegetables, etc.; exercise is very helpful for normal people's defecation, and patients who are bedridden for a long time often have constipation leading to fecal impaction; correcting tension in life, slowing down the pace of work and correcting bad habits such as long-term holding back bowel movements are also crucial for some people with constipation.

3. Drug treatment: Despite the above methods, many people with constipation still need to use laxatives to assist defecation. Occasional use of laxatives will not cause adverse consequences for people with general constipation, but long-term use of laxatives may cause dependence. Laxatives are generally divided into stimulant laxatives (such as rhubarb, senna, phenolphthalein, castor oil), saline laxatives (such as magnesium sulfate), osmotic laxatives (such as mannitol), bulking laxatives (such as enema made with bran, konjac flour, agar), and lubricating laxatives (such as paraffin oil).

4. It is very important to choose laxatives according to the severity of constipation. For chronic constipation, bulking laxatives are appropriate, and stimulant laxatives should only be used when necessary and should never be taken for a long time. For acute constipation, saline laxatives, stimulant laxatives and lubricating laxatives can be used, but the time should not exceed 1 week. For long-term chronic constipation, especially those caused by fecal impaction, enema can be used. The enema solution is divided into saline and soapy water, and saline is less irritating than soapy water.