Constipation is characterized by a difficulty in eliminating stools or the absence of elimination. We should pass stools on a regular basis, which means at lease once a day.
Those stools should be a good consistency, not too hard, not too soft. You should be able to eliminate them without any strain. The symptoms that often accompany constipation are: bloated feeling, gas, loss of appetite, slight nausea, indigestion and hemorrhoids.
Chronic constipation is not good for your general health since there is an accumulation of toxins in the body. They are a cause for headaches, bad breath and skin problems.
Constipation also increases the risks for colon cancer. If on top of constipation, there is presence of blood in the stool (black stools), a sudden weight lost and regular abdominal pain, consult a doctor for a proper diagnostic. Constipation occurs if the stools are not eliminated inside 24 hours.
Do you have questions? Please feel free to ask Sonia
01.08.2021
“Very little info (on symptoms but esp. treatments); Very few people I know have daily BM; Sites I see claiming once or more daily BM are often selling/promo laxatives. Thanks for what is here though|!”
27.06.2021
“Bad spelling, wrong info, not necessary to poop EVERY day”
S Davison
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