Patient's question:
Hello: My father is almost 60 years old this year. After suffering a cerebral hemorrhage last year, which has now fully recovered, conditions such as prostatitis and constipation have gradually reappeared. Despite a period of treatment, there has been no significant improvement. Especially constipation—after taking a lot of reed capsules, intestines clearing tea, fruits, and honey, which initially showed some effect, nothing seems to work anymore. I really don’t know what to do.Doctor's answer:
Hello, constipation is the most common functional disorder of the digestive system in the elderly, occurring 2 to 3 times more frequently than in young and middle-aged adults. Common causes of constipation in the elderly include: inadequate dental health, overly refined diets, insufficient intake of water, bran, and roughage such as vegetables and fruits. The elderly's selective eating habits and monotonous diets result in insufficient stool mass to generate enough mechanical stimulation for the rectal mucosa to produce adequate expansion. The brain, lacking sufficient sensory perception of the need to defecate, fails to trigger the urge to defecate.