Acupuncture Therapy for Post-Stroke Constipation: a Randomized Clinical Trial

INTERVENTION: Drug group:Routine drug therapy;Acupuncture group:Acupuncture;Drug and Acupuncture Combined Therapy Group:Routine medications combined with acupuncture therapy; CONDITION: DD91.1 Functional constipation PRIMARY OUTCOME: Weekly spontaneous bowel movements; SECONDARY OUTCOME: Constipation Scoring System;Bristol Stool Scale;Patient Constipation Symptom Assessment;Overall Quality of Life for Stroke Patients (SS‐QOL); INCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) Age between 18–80 years; (2) Confirmed diagnosis of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) by CT or MRI; (3) Post‐stroke constipation meeting Rome IV criteria for functional constipation; (4) Within 2 weeks to 6 months after stroke onset; (5) Glasgow Coma Scale score =7 points; (6) No history of constipation prior to stroke, with constipation symptoms persisting for at least 2 weeks post‐stroke; (7) Ability to follow the intervention protocol and signed informed consent from the patient or their legal representative.