Constipation is a common digestive issue that happens when you have difficulty passing stools or don’t have bowel movements as often as usual. It can make you feel bloated, uncomfortable, and even cause pain. Generally, constipation is defined as having fewer than three bowel movements per week, and when you do go, the stools may be hard, dry, and difficult to pass. we will be looking Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & homeopathic Medicine as follows:
Causes of Constipation
Constipation can be caused by a variety of factors, including:
- Diet low in fiber: Fiber helps bulk up your stool and keeps it soft, making it easier to pass. A diet lacking in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can contribute to constipation.
- Dehydration: Not drinking enough water can make stools harder and more difficult to pass.
- Lack of exercise: Physical activity helps stimulate digestion. A sedentary lifestyle can slow down bowel movements.
- Ignoring the urge to go: Delaying bathroom trips can cause stools to become drier and harder over time, leading to constipation.
- Medications: Some medications, such as pain relievers, antidepressants, and certain blood pressure drugs, can slow down your digestive system.
- Health conditions: Conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diabetes, hypothyroidism, or neurological disorders can affect bowel regularity.
Symptoms of Constipation
- Fewer than three bowel movements a week
- Hard or dry stools
- Straining during bowel movements
- A feeling that not all stool has passed
- Abdominal bloating or discomfort
How to Relieve Constipation
- Increase Fiber Intake: Eating more fiber-rich foods like fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains can help improve bowel movements. Aim for 25-30 grams of fiber per day.
- Drink More Water: Staying hydrated helps soften the stool, making it easier to pass.
- Exercise Regularly: Physical activity can stimulate digestion and help keep things moving.
- Establish a Routine: Try to go to the bathroom at the same time each day, especially after meals. Don’t ignore the urge to go.
- Over-the-Counter Laxatives: If lifestyle changes don’t help, over-the-counter laxatives may offer relief. However, they should be used with caution and not for extended periods without consulting a doctor.
FACTORS FOR CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
- Any mental disorder leading to vomiting on seeing food
- Elderly people who suffer from dental caries avoid eating high fibre food
- At the time of pregnancy where emesis is due to food so food intake is not up to the mark causing constipation
Constipation Treatment
Diet and lifestyle changes, daily regular exercise, laxatives, high fibre diet, Stimulants, lubricants, enema in severe cases
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Bryonia
Dryness is a well-marked feature of this remedy dryness in the rectum and anus leads to hard stools stool is dry as if burnt and passes in lumps some patients complain of headache due to constipation whereas others say that constipation causes abdominal distention
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Alumina
The well-marked feature of this remedy is the absence of urge to pass stools Person can also go with months without passing stools excessive straining is required to pass even soft stool constipation in children, infants and bottle-fed babies are mostly indicated
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Antim crudum
Constipation alternating with diarrhoea are well-marked features for this remedy. Constipation which causes piles and muscle pain is also relieved by this remedy.
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Natrum Mur
This remedy is prescribed by doctor when there is passage of motion on alternate days ,usually to regular bowel movements this remedy acts well especially in elderly people
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Opium
The patient often complains that there is the sensation of the passage of ball-like stools even after taking laxatives for a long time still there is no relief from constipation dryness is also a well-marked feature where at the time of passage of stools there is weakness all over limbs
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