What are the methods for treating constipation in pregnant women?

The issue of constipation in pregnant women is a sensitive topic for our female friends. Many of us know that women are unwilling to accept or face issues involving their privacy, which causes the disease of constipation to continue to deteriorate. The treatment of constipation becomes crucial. So what are some good ways to treat constipation in pregnant women? Let us now learn about the treatment methods for constipation in pregnant women.

Treatment:

1. General treatment

Patients with constipation need to adopt comprehensive treatment according to the severity, cause and type of constipation, including general lifestyle treatment, drug treatment, biofeedback training and surgical treatment to restore normal bowel movement physiology. Pay attention to lifestyle treatment, strengthen education for patients, adopt reasonable eating habits, such as increasing dietary fiber content, increasing water intake to enhance stimulation of the colon, and develop good bowel habits, such as defecating in the morning, defecating as soon as you feel the urge, avoiding straining during defecation, and increasing activity. During treatment, attention should be paid to clearing excess feces in the distal rectum; a positive attitude should be adjusted, which are extremely important for obtaining effective treatment.

2. Medication

(1) Bulk-forming laxatives mainly include soluble cellulose (pectin, psyllium, oat bran, etc.) and insoluble fiber (plant fiber, lignin, etc.). Bulk-forming laxatives are slow to act with few side effects and are safe, so they are effective for constipation during pregnancy or mild constipation, but they are not suitable as a rapid laxative treatment for temporary constipation.

(2) Lubricating laxatives can lubricate the intestinal wall, soften the stool, and make it easier to excrete. They are easy to use, such as enema, mineral oil, or liquid paraffin.

(3) Saline laxatives such as magnesium sulfate and milk of magnesium can cause serious adverse reactions and should be used with caution in clinical practice.

(4) Commonly used osmotic laxatives include lactulose, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol 4000, etc. It is suitable for fecal impaction or as a temporary treatment for chronic constipation. It is a good choice for patients with constipation who are poorly responded to bulk laxatives.

(5) Stimulant laxatives include anthraquinone-containing herbal laxatives (rhubarb, cascara bark, senna, aloe vera), phenolphthalein, castor oil, diphenhydramine, etc. Stimulant laxatives should only be used when bulk laxatives and saline laxatives are ineffective. Some are quite strong and not suitable for long-term use. Long-term use of anthraquinone laxatives can cause melena colon or cathartic colon, causing atrophy of smooth muscle and damage to the myenteric nerve plexus, which in turn aggravates constipation and is reversible after discontinuation of the drug.

(6) The prokinetic agents mosapride and itopride have a gastrointestinal motility-promoting effect, and prucalopride can selectively act on the colon and can be used according to the situation.

The above content introduces us to the methods for treating constipation in pregnant women. Some of our friends who have urinary tract problems can follow the above methods for effective treatment. I believe that as long as everyone has a persistent heart, they will definitely gain something.