Does excuse me constipation person eat laxative for a long time to have harm to the body

Constipated patients due to its high difficulty in defecation, some doctors may suggest that patients take a small amount of laxatives to improve, occasionally take once and will not cause a greater impact on patients. However, if long-term use, the patient will first cause gastrointestinal dysfunction, but also make the patient gradually lose gastrointestinal function, unable to move by themselves, leading to more serious constipation symptoms, but also affect the patient's nutrient absorption.