Dear Ms. Plum: Hello! Young women appear constipation is mostly for defecation habits did not develop good as well as some changes in dietary habits caused by, of course, does not rule out that there are individual is the intestinal tract substantial bag caused by. It is recommended to go to the gastroenterology or anorectology department of regular hospitals. The following comments for your reference: (a) what is the general principle of the treatment of constipation?1, eliminate the cause of the disease: constipation, as a symptom, is the human body occurs pathophysiological changes in the information and reflection. Whether it is organic constipation, or functional constipation, the causes are very complex. Therefore, like the treatment of any disease, the treatment of constipation, must first identify the cause, for the cause of the treatment is the fundamental principle of the treatment of constipation. Such as lead poisoning constipation, must be taken to expel lead and other treatment for lead poisoning, constipation can be gradually relieved; proliferative intestinal tuberculosis caused by constipation, must be taken to the systematic anti-tuberculosis treatment and even surgical treatment, in order to achieve good results, and so on. Functional constipation treatment is also the same, such as due to bad habits caused by habitual constipation, must start from the change of bad habits, such as changing the food is too fine, drink less water, do not defecate on time, hold back the bowel movement, too little activity and other bad habits, these measures for the treatment of habitual constipation is essential. Therefore, people suffering from constipation, must first go to the hospital to accept the examination of anorectal surgery specialists, to find out the cause of constipation, and then according to the doctor's instructions, to take the cause of the treatment, do not blindly just use laxatives symptomatic treatment. 2, prevention and prevention: that is, emphasize the early discovery, early treatment, even if it is a slight constipation, do not ignore, should identify the cause, take positive and effective treatment measures, timely correction. Otherwise, over time will become more and more serious. To the occurrence of stubborn constipation bring great pain, and then treatment is not easy. 3, patience: some functional constipation such as habitual constipation or stubborn constipation, treatment is very tricky. The patient must cooperate with the doctor, make a systematic comprehensive treatment plan, including life and living, diet therapy, physical exercise, medical sports and good defecation habits of cultivation, drug treatment, etc., for systematic and planned treatment, must have patience and confidence, perseverance, must not be anxious, often the more anxious, depressed, anxious, constipation will be the more serious. 4, do not abuse the medicine: especially can't Abuse of laxatives. Many patients with constipation are not guided by the doctor, casually abusing laxatives, the result will cause more gastrointestinal dysfunction, aggravate constipation, or the formation of dependence on laxatives, etc. 5, not easy to use enema catheterization method of treatment of constipation. Where the use of enema catheterization, must choose good indications. Generally speaking, only for those severe constipation, the general method of treatment is ineffective, and very painful patients, only the choice of enema laxative for acute symptomatic treatment, which is only a stopgap measure. In short, laxatives as a supplementary means of treatment, mainly relying on changes in lifestyle and dietary habits to eliminate constipation, is the shortcut to the treatment of constipation and a good method. The same is constipation, according to the cause and symptoms can be divided into a number of categories, such as functional constipation, organic constipation, flaccid constipation, spasmodic constipation, etc., and their treatment methods are also different. Therefore, laxatives should not be used indiscriminately, not to mention the abuse of laxatives. The so-called abuse of laxatives, refers to the constipation patients, not by the doctor's diagnosis and guidance, in the unknown cause of constipation, but also do not understand the role of laxatives, indiscriminate constipation on their own laxative laxatives. I don't know, indiscriminate use of laxatives has three major harmful effects: 1, can lead to habitual use of laxatives, dependence, or even addiction, after stopping the drug will be more difficult to defecate. 2, can cause drug resistance, due to frequent use of laxatives, the formation of regular stimulation of the intestinal mucosa, so that its stress is weakened. In this way, the use of laxatives will continue to passively increase in order to take effect, such as the beginning of the use of 2 tablets of oxalic acid detoxification tablets or fruit guide tablets can be laxative, but later, each time to serve 4-6 tablets of stool is also difficult to come out. Such examples are many. 3, laxatives, especially stimulating laxatives, the intestinal tract to produce frequent recurrent stimulation, will cause gastrointestinal dysfunction, dyspepsia, in addition to lead to epigastric bloating, ambiguous gas, nausea, vomiting, intestinal tinnitus, exhaust more than one, it will also aggravate the loss of appetite, thus making constipation further aggravation, resulting in a vicious circle. --Excerpts from my department director Li Shenglong edited "hemorrhoids revealed" wish you a speedy recovery! Bao Ming, Physician, Department of Anorectal Surgery, Nanfang Hospital