摘要
便秘是消化系统常见症状之一,既可单独出现,亦可是某些疾病的伴发症状,尤其是老年人,随着年龄的增长而症状加重,不仅影响生活质量,对心、脑血管疾病的老年患者还是诱发和加重原有病情的重要危险因素,且还能引起肠道疾病严重的并发症。其治疗一直是临床的难点,且发病率呈现逐年升高的态势。笔者将近年来国内外关于老年人便秘的中西医治疗进展作一简要的综述。
Constipation is one of the commonly seen symptoms appert aining to the digestive system. It could come on its own or be accompanied by other ailments. Especially for the elderly people, constipation can become even worse with age, it not only cause inconvenience to daily life, but also may trigger or aggregate existing diseases related to heart and brain blood vessels. It can also lead to serious intestinal syndromes. Constipation is hard to cure, and in recent years it is becoming increasingly common. In this thesis the author intends to conduct a brief review over the developments in treating constipation of the elderly both in china and abroad, in traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.
出处
《中国老年保健医学》
2011年第6期66-68,共3页
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Care
关键词
老年人便秘
西医治疗
中医治疗
中西医结合治疗
Constipation of the elderly people, Treatment of western medicine, Treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, Combined treatment of traditional Chinese and western medicine
