Nowadays, with the change in living conditions and the adjustment of dietary structure, together with the influence of psycho-spiritual and social factors, the incidence of constipation has (year by year) increased ^[1], which has seriously affected people's quality of life. There are various Chinese and Western medical diagnostic and treatment methods for constipation of different etiologies, and research on the prevention and treatment of constipation by dietary interventions has become a hot topic not infrequently. Therefore, this paper integrates and summarizes the relevant literature in recent years through the theoretical studies on the role of dietary intervention in constipation and its specific clinical applications, and briefly describes some theoretical and practical experiences and guidance on dietary intervention in constipation, providing new ideas and reference bases for the modern application of dietary intervention in the diagnosis and treatment of constipation.

Ya Liu, Hua Jiang, Mengfei Kuang, Dan Xu. Progress of research on the treatment of constipation from dietary intervention. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 4: 1-6. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2023.040401.

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