Constipation. How are they treated?
Perhaps no person who has ever experienced in my life with this disease. Chronic constipation are common health problems and, according to medical statistics, occur most frequently in young children and older people aged over 60 years.
Constipation are situational, episodic and chronic. As the name suggests, and you can guess the reason. For example, situational or episodic constipation occur in various situations. For example, during pregnancy, at the use of some food products, the use of medicines. These locks can not be considered a disease. This is a temporary phenomenon.
Situation is more complicated with chronic constipation. On the chronic constipation as can be saying that if bowel movements occur every 48 hours or more.
Constipation During Pregnancy
When all the organs of “serve” has two – a mother and her child, the extra “load” in the form of toxic substances causes the body to the limit. If you have chronic constipation has a feeling of heaviness in the abdomen, rumbling and bloating, bad taste in mouth, coated tongue. May develop headaches, muscle pain, worsening performance, sleep disturbances. Possible violation of other digestive tract, including biliary tract, inflammation of the small and large intestine, etc. In addition, the presence of constipation provokes attempts during defecation, which can lead to anal fissures, hemorrhoids and pregnancy – cause an increase in uterine tone and the threat of miscarriage.
Symptoms:
- bowel movement fewer than three times a week;
- small amount of feces;
- defecation requires voltage;
- dry and hard stool consistency;
- feeling after emptying the bowels relieved not to the end.
If there is any one of these signs, we can talk about chronic constipation.