How is Constipation Parkinson's Patient Treated?

Question
Hello doctor,
I have had Parkinson's disease for 4 years now, due to taking medicine continuously for a long time, I am constipated, it takes about 5-7 days to walk. Every time it is very difficult to go, the stool is yellow, not lumpy. So the doctor told me how to treat constipated Parkinson's patients? I thank the doctor.
Nguyen Tien Tue (1950)
Answer
Answered by Specialist Doctor I Dong Xuan Ha - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital.
Hello,
With the question "How is Parkinson's patient with constipation treated? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Constipation is one of the symptoms of Parkinson's Syndrome, it causes a lot of trouble for patients, feces in the colon in addition to being difficult to defecate can also cause toxicity. , inflammation or polyp formation, tumors in the colon - rectum. Should not be left for more than 3 days without defecation, in case it is difficult to pass, does not bother to defecate or solid stools cannot be pushed, it is imperative to enema with water or with medicine. Prevent constipation by improving the diet such as drinking lots of water, eating foods that are easy to digest, high in fiber or by some folk ways such as eating sweet potatoes, using a small tablespoon of honey mixed with warm water to drink in the morning. , evening, belly rub or some traditional medicine. In case of using anti-constipation drugs, a doctor is required to prescribe because there are many drugs to treat constipation, but drugs used in the case of Parkinson's disease related to the central nervous system often have many adverse drug interactions and Dosage must depend on each specific patient, so it is not possible to buy and use it on your own. Your current case is still improving your diet, using some folk and oriental medicine products, enema if you can't defecate for 3 days.
If you still have questions about constipated Parkinson's patients, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
Best regards!