Constipation and Its Common Causes

Constipation is side-effect of faulty digestive system causing irregular bowel movements. Most often constipation is considered as an individual disease and we try to treat the problem itself. However, constipation itself is not an individual disease but a problematic symptom of some hidden disease.

Constipation may not be a great problem initially, however, if left untreated for a big period of time may cause serious consequences.

The general causes for constipation are stated below.

Low fiber diet, frequently having heavy meal, general tendency of regular over eating, low intake of fluid, irregular meal, and wrong sedentary life style cause the problem of constipation. Apart from these problems, recurring diseases like hyper acidity, diabetes, tumor, and sluggish liver health etc. stand as active trigger for inducing constipation in health system.

Moreover, some discrepancies like incomplete chewing of foods, high consumption of junk foods, irregular meal intake, inadequate consumption of water, and excessive consumption of coffee and tea or carbonated drinks are the other common reasons for inducing the problem of constipation.

In some instances, constipation is induced in health system as side-effect of certain medications. The most common medications causing constipation are narcotic pain medications, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, iron supplements, and aluminum containing antacids etc.

Some time irregular habit of going for toilet that means suppressing the natural urge for evacuation, which leads to the problem of chronic constipation in the later stage.

As per the opinion of medical professionals are concerned, over use of stimulant laxatives may induce the problem of chronic constipation in health system; therefore, the use of stimulant laxatives is used as the last solution for the recurring problem of constipation.

Hypothyroidism and parathyroid hormone patients may face the problem of constipation.

In time of periodical menstruation, very often a group of women face the problem of recurring constipation although the problem gets over in 3-4 days time.

Higher level of estrogen and progesterone level at the pregnancy period induces commonly the problem of constipation for most of the pregnant ladies. Sudden flux of constipation is often accounted as one of the associated primary symptoms of pregnancy.

Apart from these common causes, the diseases related to central nervous system, colonic inertia, and dysfunction of pelvic floors may induce the problem of chromic constipation in an individual.