Yildirim Mehmet Aykut, Cakir Murat, Bicer Mehmet, Senturk Mustafa, Yonar Harun, Gur Merve Nur, Akiner Zeliha Nur, Guldiken Ayse, Karagul H Kaan, Ceri Bugra
Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Konya/, Turkey.
Selçuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biostatistics, Turkey.
Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2021 Jan 4;2021:4752614. doi: 10.1155/2021/4752614. eCollection 2021.
Constipation is one of the most common complaints of the digestive system indicated with an increase in defecation frequency, difficulty in defecation, and hard and strained defecation. Environmental, personal, and genetic factors may be affecting constipation although the affecting factors have not yet been thoroughly explained. The aim of this study was to investigate constipation frequency and lifestyles in medical students.
The population was selected among medical students for the study, which was planned as a survey study. Demographic data of all the participants and the factors suggested to affect constipation were questioned and analyzed.
The study covered a total of 425 medical students. Among the students reporting constipation, 2.86% were in their first year of medical school, while 7.53% were in the third year and 9.09% were in the sixth year. The rate of students reporting constipation and familial history was statistically significant. While regular eating habits were reported in the first and third years, this rate was much lower in the sixth year group working at clinical departments. The results of our study did not reveal any significant relationship between daily intake of water and constipation. There was, however, a significant relationship between stress and constipation.
The results of our study showed that medical education did not curb constipation frequency. We believe that stress is significant in constipation. The data we collected indicate that regular eating habits and excess liquid intake are not as effective as suggested in the treatment of constipation.
便秘是消化系统最常见的主诉之一，表现为排便频率增加、排便困难以及排便干结费力。尽管影响因素尚未得到充分解释，但环境、个人和遗传因素可能会影响便秘。本研究的目的是调查医学生的便秘频率和生活方式。
在医学生中选取研究对象，该研究计划为一项调查研究。对所有参与者的人口统计学数据以及提示影响便秘的因素进行询问和分析。
该研究共纳入425名医学生。在报告便秘的学生中，2.86%为医学院一年级学生，7.53%为三年级学生，9.09%为六年级学生。报告便秘的学生与家族史之间的比例具有统计学意义。虽然一年级和三年级学生报告有规律的饮食习惯，但在临床科室工作的六年级学生中这一比例要低得多。我们的研究结果未显示每日饮水量与便秘之间有任何显著关系。然而，压力与便秘之间存在显著关系。
我们的研究结果表明，医学教育并未抑制便秘频率。我们认为压力在便秘中具有重要意义。我们收集的数据表明，规律的饮食习惯和过量饮水在便秘治疗中并不像所建议的那样有效。
