According to reports by the SGGSSG (Société Suisse de Gastroentérologie _ Società Svizzera di Gastroenterologia) and other experts, 14% of people worldwide suffer from constipation, women more than men, and only in comparatively rare cases is there a serious illness behind it, such as a tumour blocking the bowel.
There is a definition of so-called functional constipation, i.e. constipation that is not caused by a serious illness. If more than 2 criteria occur in more than a quarter of the defecations, constipation is present. The criteria are as follows
People who perceive their bowel movements as constipation are probably more numerous than the number of people who fulfil the above criteria. This means that the subjective perception differs from the number of 'genuinely' constipated people.
Conventional medical experts say: "The ultimate cause of constipation is not understood". TCM takes a different view and knows the reasons very well.
Certain examinations can be used to clarify underlying, sometimes dangerous diseases, especially if there was no initial suspicion of the presence of such a disease, but treatment attempts with laxatives were unsuccessful.
It is therefore legitimate to use a laxative on a trial basis after an initial evaluation. Conventional medicine offers many products with different mechanisms of action: osmotic, stimulating,CO2-generating, softening, those targeting certain serotonin receptors, enzyme-activating, etc.
The stimulating laxatives include Rheum(Da Huang) and Senna(Fan Xie Ye), to name the most commonly used remedies for this purpose in TCM, namely Da Huang, and in conventional medicine, namely Senna. Anthraquinones (= anthranoids) are held responsible for the laxative effect.
Rheum officinale
Da Huang
Prescriptions, i.e. combinations of TCM medicinal plants and minerals -minerals, often contain rhubarb root (Da Huang) to treat constipation. Others in the TCM chapter of downward-draining remedies are Mang Xiao(Mirabilitum) and Fan Xie Ye (Senna) and Lu Hui (dried concentrate of aloe). The latter is not available from Complemedis available at Complemedis. These four remedies are so-called purgatives. In the section of downward draining agents are also the moisturising laxatives Huo Ma Ren (cannabis) and Yu Li Ren (Pruni semen). A third group in this chapter are the harshly which are also not included in the Complemedis product range range, as their use can be risky.
Yu Li Ren
The formulations most commonly used to treat constipation are:
These three formulations treat syndromes with Heat, Yin and Xue deficiency, Qi stasis.
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang and Da Cheng Qi Tang differ only in that the that the latter also contains Mirabilitum (= Natrii sulfas anhydr.). was added, so this remedy is present in addition to Da Huang, Hou Po and Zhi Shi is present. Ma Zi Ren Wan also contains the three basic components Da Huang, Hou Po and Zhi Shi, but also contains Huo Ma Ren (Cannabis Semen), Bai Shao (Paeonia lact.) and Ku Xing Ren (Armeniacae amarae).
Syndromes that mention constipation as a symptom should be mentioned:
Ma Zi Ren Wan: Dryness and heat in the stomach and intestines (moistening)
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang: (mild) fullness-heat in the stomach and intestines
Da Cheng Qi Tang: (strong) Fullness-Heat in the Stomach and Intestines
Therapy according to Cheng Shi:
Therapy according to Maciocia:
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