Chronic constipation is infrequent bowel movements or hard passage of stools that persists for several weeks or longer.
Constipation is to a greater extent than oft than non described every bit having fewer than 3 bowel movements a week.
Though occasional constipation is really common, some people experience chronic constipation that tin interfere alongside their mightiness to give-up the ghost nigh their daily tasks. Chronic constipation may also campaign excessive straining to convey a bowel displace too other signs too symptoms.
Treatment for chronic constipation depends on the underlying cause. Though, inward some cases, a campaign for chronic constipation is never found.
Causes- Constipation most ordinarily occurs when waste materials or stool moves likewise slow through the digestive tract, causing it to give-up the ghost hard too dry. Chronic constipation has many causes:
Blockages inward the colon or rectum
Blockages inward the colon or rectum may slow or halt stool movement. Causes include:
· Anal fissure
· Bowel obstruction
· Colon cancer
· Narrowing of the colon (bowel stricture)
· Other abdominal cancer that presses on the colon
· Rectal cancer
· Rectocele
Problems alongside the nerves approximately the colon too rectum
Neurological problems tin send upon the nerves that campaign muscles inward the colon too rectum to contract too displace stool through the intestines. Causes include:
· Autonomic neuropathy
· Multiple sclerosis
· Parkinson's disease
· Spinal cord injury
· Stroke
Difficulty alongside the muscles involved inward elimination
Problems alongside the pelvic muscles involved inward having a bowel displace may campaign chronic constipation. These problems may include:
· Inability to relax the pelvic muscles to allow for a bowel displace (anismus)
· Pelvic muscles don't coordinate relaxation too contraction correctly (dyssynergia)
· Weakened pelvic muscles
Conditions that send upon hormones inward the body
Hormones assist residual fluids inward your body. Diseases too weather that upset the residual of hormones may atomic number 82 to constipation, including:
· Diabetes
· Overactive parathyroid gland (hyperparathyroidism)
· Pregnancy
· Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
Symptoms-- Signs too symptoms of chronic constipation include:
· Passing fewer than 3 stools a week
· Having lumpy or hard stools
· Straining to convey bowel movements
· Feeling every bit though there's a blockage inward your rectum that prevents bowel movements
· Feeling every bit though you lot can't completely empty the stool from your rectum
· Needing assist to empty your rectum, such every bit using your hands to press on your abdomen too using a finger to take away stool from your rectum
Constipation may go considered chronic if you've experienced 2 or to a greater extent than of these symptoms for the concluding 3 months.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
ALUMINA 30—Alumina is an effective remedy for constipation when in that location is absence of urge for stool. The someone needing Alumina has no wish to transcend stool for days together until a large accumulation collects inward the intestine. The intestines are highly sluggish too inactive. Stool whether hard, dry out or soft needs much straining for it to honor its agency out. In constipation of bottle fed babies too infants Alumina, a best selection of medication.
NUX VOMICA 30—Nux vomica is 1 of the top medicines for constipation when frequent , ineffectual urging to stool is present. In every attempt, the stool passed is scanty too in that location is a feeling of incomplete evacuation. Shortly later on passing the stool, the urge gets renewed. In Cases of constipation from abuse of laxatives Nux Vomica to go extremely useful. It tin also go used inward cases where piles develop inward association alongside constipation. Nux Vomica is highly suitable to persons alongside constipation who convey sedentary habits too are non inward a habit of regular exercise.
BRYONIA ALBA 30-Bryonia is really effective for constipation when stool is highly dry, large too excessively hard. Bryonia Alba is mainly indicated for all the weather where mucous membranes are dry out to the utmost degree. Along alongside constipation, abdomen may seem distended too sore to touch. An increased thirst for large quantities of H2O alongside dry out oral fissure too lips may accompany. Along alongside constipation gastric headache of bursting nature may also seem .
OPIUM 200- Opium is best suited for those cases of constipation where stool is passed every bit round, hard, dark balls similar sheep dung. Stool gets retained inward intestines for long without having whatever wish for defecation. Abdomen seems hard too bloated alongside constipation. Opium is also highly ranked homeopathic remedy for constipation which occurs later on the abuse of enemas
SILICEA 200-Silicea is some other effective remedy in constipation alongside painful constriction of anal sphincter. Stool is passed downwards the rectum alongside dandy straining efforts but due to spasmodic constriction of anal sphincter it recedes dorsum . Stool slips dorsum into the rectum later on beingness partly expelled every bit anus closes upon passing stool. Rectum is also really weak too seems paralyzed. Stool remains inward the rectum for a long time. Obstructed flatus is introduce along alongside constipation too the abdomen feels tight, bloated, hard too distended. Silicea offers dandy assist inward females who endure from constipation earlier too during menses.
CASCARA SAGRADA Q- It is a specific remedy for constipation. Chronic indigestion . Constipation alongside piles.It is an intestinal tonic too helps take away dyspepsia.
CALCAREA CARB. 30- Calcarea carb is a prominent remedy for constipation inward children. For it to go indicated the start business office of stool is hard followed past times soft stool ,which too, is passed alongside dandy difficulty. Aversion to milk is oft introduce inward children needing Calcarea carb. They may also demo desire for indigestible things similar chalk, lime too pencil .
SANICULA 30- Sanicula is indicated when a kid passes variable stool alongside dissimilar character. Sometimes stool is large too painful, piece at other times stool crumbles at verge of anus too at times stool recedes later on beingness partly expelled. In improver to this many a times stool is passed inward small, hard balls too fifty-fifty needs to go mechanical removed.
CHAMOMILLA 30- Chamomilla is a much needed remedy for constipation inward children who are irritable, headstrong too obstinate to the utmost degree.
MAGNESIA MUR. 30-Magnesia mur. is effective for constipation of infants during dentition. Passes alone a minor quantity of stool similar sheep’s dung.
SEPIA 30-Sepia is an effective remedy for constipation inward pregnancy. Sepia provides much assist when stool is really hard too the demand arises for it to go mechanically removed. Constant bearing downwards inward uterus oft accompanies constipation for women needing Sepia.
CAUSTICUM 30—Causticum is some other remedy for constipation alongside piles. Causticum when large piles are introduce too they obstructs the passage of stool through rectum.
HYDRASTIS CAN. Q-Hydrastis considered a specific remedy for constipation. Stools are felt inward minor intestine but create non come upward downwards to the large intestines too anus. Constipation alongside sinking feeling inward the tum too deadening headache. Enemas too glycerine plugs are useless too create non preserve constipation inward this case.
COLLINSONIA CAN. 30-Collinsonia is effective for constipation during pregnancy. Collinsonia tin go used for obstinate constipation- hard, dry, knotty stool -with piles.
NITRIC ACID 30-Nitric acid is indicated when anal scissure occurs alongside constipated bowels. It is accompanied alongside much burning too hurting . There is haemorrhage from rectum
NATRUM MURIATICUM 30-Natrum mur. is used when fissures are introduce along alongside constipation.Natrum Mur is used when smarting, vehement too stitching hurting at anus is introduce inward the scissure due to constipation. There is unsatisfactory stool. The nature of the stool is similar sheep dung.
PHOSPHORUS 30-Phosphorus some other effective remedy for constipation . Stool is long too dry out similar that of a dog. There is brilliant cerise blood passes along alongside stool.
PODOPHYLLYUM PEL. 30- Podophyllum is really effective for constipation inward children. It is prescribed when constipation alternates alongside diarrhoea too colic is present.
PLUMBUM METALLICUM 30-Plumbum met . is effective for traveller’s constipation who are oft alter food, H2O too places.
SULPHUR 200-Sulphur is prescribed when constipation occurs on concern human relationship of fearfulness of passing the stool because stool is hard, knotty too difficulty to expel, they campaign hurting inward the anus piece passing.