Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Cheng Xinghuan
Intern Xiao Yu
On March 28, Abbott, the world’s leading medical and health company, joined hands with the China Medical and Health Development Foundation to jointly Initiated the 9th Green Ribbon Action of “Intestinal 9 Training Partners, Lifetime Benefit”, and invited well-known scholars and experts in the field of digestive diseases at home and abroad to focus on intestinal microecology and gastrointestinal diseases, long-term management of chronic constipation and colorectal early disease. Cancer screening and other topics to carry out exchanges.
In recent years, the prevalence of chronic constipation has been on the rise with changes in dietary structure, accelerated pace of life and social and psychological factors. Epidemiological studies on community populations show that the prevalence of chronic constipation among adults in my country is 4% to 10%, and increases with age. .
Not only that, but other types of patients also suffer from constipation. Parkinson’s disease patients with chronic constipation include reduced defecation frequency and defecation difficulty, with an incidence rate of 7% to 71%. affect the patient’s quality of life. In addition, pregnant women, children, and some cancer patients are also prone to constipation. For patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, constipation may cause the patient to forcefully defecate, which may also increase the occurrence of accidental cardiovascular and cerebrovascular deaths.
At the same time, studies have shown that chronic constipation can also increase the risk of colorectal cancer. According to statistical reports, the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in my country in 2020 ranked second and third among all malignant tumors, respectively. Fifth, the number of cases and deaths increased to 555,000 and 286,000 respectively. 83% of colorectal cancer patients in my country were in the middle and late stages when they were first diagnosed. For patients with advanced colorectal cancer, stage IV colorectal cancer5 The annual survival rate is only about 10%.
Therefore, it is very important to popularize the knowledge of constipation to the public and pay attention to the health problems of the digestive tract. Professor Qian Jiaming, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said: “In China, problems such as low penetration rate of early screening and early diagnosis and uneven distribution of regional prevention and treatment capabilities still exist. , to popularize the knowledge of rational drug use among the majority of patients and physicians, and establish a unified and effective standardized management plan, thereby helping to improve the quality of life of the general public.”