Causes and Treatments of Constipation

Constipation is a common disease that affects at least 30% of the world’s population. It has many causes and thus, may require many different treatments.
Constipation is a trouble that causes painful defecation. It results of a deregulation of Bowel movements that are difficult to pass. Constipation is also known as dyssynergic defecation; or costiveness. It is not really a disease, but a symptom of a common or important trouble which should be detected before any medication. Severe constipations cases can lead to obstipation and fecal impaction.
The causes of dyssynergic defecation vary from one person to another. We can have primary, congenital, and secondary causes. Elderly people that are affected by constipation trouble may suffer from an inadequate fluid intake, a decreased physical activity and insufficient dietary fiber intake. Some medications side effects and a colorectal cancer can also lead to costiveness troubles. Primary causes have noticeable symptoms that can appear, without causing abdominal pain.
Psychological causes have also been found: voluntary withholding of the stool for example, is known as a common factor which leads to dyssynergic defecation. Chronic costiveness appear three days per month and are associated with irritable bowel syndrome, (also known as IBS), especially when no cause is found. Other symptoms may include feelings of incomplete evacuation; sensations of rectal obstruction and straining that are accompanied by more than one-fourth of defecations.