Constipation symptoms are fairly easy to diagnose. When you have trouble expelling fecal matter from the anal canal, you are a sufferer of constipation. Constipation sometimes creates a feeling of intense displeasure when you’re trying to go to the bathroom.
Some of the symptoms of constipation include passing three or fewer stools per week, experiencing hard stools that never seem to soften or go down in toughness, straining excessively during a bowel movement to just get a little to come out, having a feeling of incomplete exit after a bowel movement, needing to use manual maneuvers and external instruments to get the bowel movement to start like a finger or water-bursting enema. You can also experience a sense of rectal blockage. Constipation can be highly bothersome, but it is usually not a medical emergency. Most people that get constipation don’t seek the help of a doctor. People are usually all right with just taking care of their diet and exercise and letting it resolve on their own. Chronic constipation, however, can lead to some pressing symptoms.
Some of the more difficult symptoms seem to be bowel movements that occur a couple of days apart, despite corrective changes and exercise, difficult abdominal pain that really hurts, blood in your stool, constipation that co-occurs with diarrhea, rectal pain in the anal area, thin pencil-like stools, and unexplained weight loss that doesn’t seem to be related to diet or exercise. Constipation can also cause other symptoms like anal fissure.
You can also have a swollen abdomen or abdominal pain that can cause problems, and you can have pain and vomiting to boot that create an awful overall feeling that will make you want to address constipation. Ordinarily, constipation is not a big problem, but it can cause huge problems over time because people don’t get the treatment they need. When constipation worsens, it is time to see a doctor or naturopath. Naturopaths treat the problem with a holistic treatment regimen that addresses the symptoms topically, internally, and overall. Men and women both suffer from constipation equally, and stress can be a precipitating factor. A lot of times, constipation creates stress, and this can be an inevitable cycle for constipation sufferers.
Some people have three bowel movements per day, and this is common for healthy people. Some people don’t have bowel movements for three days, and this is when constipation is diagnosed. You should be having a bowel movement at least once a day.