Role of chronic constipation in development of cardiovascular pathology

Abstract

Today, constipation is one of the most important medical and social problems of world health. Its prevalence, according to various estimates, exceeds 30%. There is no doubt that this pathology precedes the occurrence of a number of diseases and not only of the gastrointestinal tract. For example, studies conducted at La Trobe University in Australia have shown a link between chronic constipation and the development of cardiovascular diseases. In the management of a patient suffering from chronic constipation, in addition to knowledge about the regulation of intestinal secretion and motility, recognition and possible elimination of the cause of its development, the choice of therapy tactics, taking into account concomitant diseases, especially in the presence of pathology from the cardiovascular system, is of great importance. In the treatment regimens, it is customary to use drugs with a laxative effect and different mechanisms of their action, allowing achieving a rapid positive effect in a short time.