Cure constipation by anal electric stimulation

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The article is expertly consulted by Master, Doctor Vu Duy Chinh - High-Tech Unit for Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Autism - Vinmec Times City International Hospital.
Currently, the percentage of Vietnamese people suffering from hemorrhoids is not small. The disease is caused by constipation. After the treatment process by increasing exercise, adjusting the diet but still not getting better, the patient often has to accept the risk of hemorrhoids from there. Vinmec International General Hospital has applied a new method of treating constipation by stimulating the recovery of the nervous system that directs the defecation reflex. Dozens of patients of different ages have achieved the desired treatment results.

1. Cure constipation in children

Grandson Linh (in Hanoi) is 10 years old this year and has been constipated since he was 2-3 years old. Every 3 - 5 days, I go to the toilet, every time I cry, my parents have to support me. The stomach is warm, so for many days, the results of the study are also affected. The child went to many doctors for medical examination, the doctor advised him to eat more vegetables, combined with laxatives; O almost 1 year. But the illness only helped for a while. In 2013, Mr. Tuan - Linh's father took his son to Thailand for medical examination and took medicine as prescribed by these doctors for 6 months. As indicated, the dose of the drug after 6 months will be gradually reduced, but no matter where the drug is reduced, the disease will recur.
Finding information on the internet, Mr. Tuan said that it is likely that it is an enlarged colon, long rectum and if so, surgery is required. When I learned that Vinmec was treating constipation, I brought my son here to the doctor, in the spirit of letting him miss school for surgery. Vinmec doctors examined and diagnosed the baby with reduced defecation reflex due to neurological causes. Her family was also consulted about constipation treatment with anal electric stimulation. Surprisingly, after 9 sessions of treatment, without drugs, combined with 2 hours of exercise a day with abdominal massage exercises to support bowel movements, the baby was able to defecate easily and his condition improved more and more. Up to now, Linh has been able to defecate normally as if she had never been constipated.
Another case, Nguyen Hong Ha Minh (3.6 years old, in Hanoi) has been constipated since birth. Last April, 2015, her mother, Ms. Cao Hong Hanh, took her to Vinmec for two consecutive treatments. After seeing that her child had good symptoms and had normal bowel movements, Hanh brought her cousin, Ta Vu Cao Nguyen, 7 years old, suffering from constipation since the age of 5, for treatment. Baby Nguyen also had normal bowel movements after a course of treatment.

MSc, Dr. Vu Duy Chinh - Vinmec Rehabilitation Specialist said: "At the department, there are often constipated patients who come for treatment with this method. Especially during the summer vacation, the number of children coming in increased. After finishing treatment, the patient, despite having normal bowel movements, continued to be monitored for 10 days. If constipation returns, the patient will continue to receive treatment every other day to strengthen the new defecation reflex. However, after 1 week - 1 month of examination, among more than hundreds of cases treated with this method, no one has had to take supportive constipation medicine or return to the original disease state.

2. When can constipation be cured with anal electric stimulation?

Causes of constipation can be caused by living habits of sitting a lot, eating less muscle, drinking less water, called functional constipation. At that time, the disease can be treated with drugs, adjusting the diet, increasing exercise, and doing exercises to support the abdominal wall. As for constipation due to a pathological decrease or loss of defecation reflex, this is a physical disease that requires mechanical and surgical intervention. According to Dr. Chinh: When electrical stimulation of the anus to restore the nerve reflex to defecate, the response ability of each patient is different, some people only need 1 course to be effective. But there are people with long-term disease, need to persevere a few more courses. The most important criterion for evaluating treatment success is the patient's regular daily bowel movements. In addition, they were also evaluated through subclinical interventions such as colonoscopy with contrast, anorectal manometry, assessment of bowel function and diseases related to the pelvic floor.

Dr. Chinh added: In Vinmec, the oldest case is 73 years old, the most common are children. Before treatment, patients need to be examined, diagnosed with subclinical and functional tests to measure the extent of the disease. Treatment with a stimulator that restores the bowel reflex nervous system is a new approach in the diagnosis and treatment of constipation. In the South, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy has applied. In the northern area, Vimec Times City Hospital is the first place to do it.

3. Harm of constipation

Constipated patients often have poor appetite. Young children, if not supported by their parents, will easily lose their appetite and become malnourished. The time the children "hug" the toilet for 30-60 minutes, the family cannot avoid stress every time they go to the toilet. On the other hand, long-standing stool in the large intestine has an unpleasant odor. The body is reabsorbed water and toxic substances from the stool, will not benefit. If you have a need for consultation and examination at the Hospitals of the national health system, please book an appointment on the website for service.

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