I have a younger brother, 12 years old. Why does he always take a shit every few days?

Defecation is something that every living normal person does almost every day. When there is no obstacle to defecation, we don't pay attention to it, and there is no need to pay attention to what is normal defecation and what is constipation. Therefore, most people don't know much about their defecation function. Here, let me clarify the concepts of normal defecation and constipation. First of all, the defecation habits of normal people are very different, which is related to individual differences, living habits, especially eating habits. Under normal circumstances, normal people defecate 1-2 times a day, some defecate once every 2-3 days (as long as there is no discomfort such as difficulty in defecation), but most people (about 60%) defecate once a day. So what about constipation? According to the "Interim Criteria for Diagnosis and Treatment of Constipation" formulated by China in June, 5438+0990+0 1, constipation is a symptom of many diseases, such as too little stool, too hard stool, too difficult to discharge, or complicated with some special symptoms, such as long-term hard stool, rectal fullness, incomplete defecation, and even manual defecation. Without using laxatives, defecate spontaneously for no more than 2 times within 7 days or not for a long time. What needs to be pointed out here is that due to the limitation of space, what we call "constipation" refers to long-term chronic functional constipation, that is, after various examinations, we have not found any other diseases, but simply have difficulty defecating. Incidental dry stool and constipation caused by various diseases will not be discussed for the time being.

Dysdefecation or constipation, the cause is very complex, before a clear diagnosis, various methods may not be effective. But some simple self-regulation in daily life may relieve symptoms to varying degrees. You might as well try. If it fails, we should go to the hospital for further diagnosis and targeted treatment.

1, a large amount of breakfast can cause a strong gastrocolonic reflex and make the intestinal peristalsis rush forward. Every morning, there are fresh vegetables and prunes, and a glass of fresh fruit juice, vegetable juice or prune water. Multi-fiber food can produce a lot of soft stool, and bran has better effect than other food fibers. Drink plenty of water and drinks, 3000-5000 ml per day.

2, enhance defecation reflex: go to the toilet after breakfast or at a specific time 10-30 minutes, the time is not too long, not hard, not fidgety, the whole body is relaxed, reading books and newspapers helps to establish conditioned reflex. Not traveling for several months or traveling interferes with normal habits, making defecation reflex stronger.