Yup, though it’s great fodder for a good laugh ….constipation is the awkward subject of hypothyroidism — i.e. what the condition does to our bowel movements. Patients will report small, round, hard stools, for example. I always and humorously termed them “deer do-do”. Or they will...
For others, constipation means hard stools, difficulty to pass the stool (often with pain and anal bleeding) or a feeling of incomplete emptying after a bowel movement. To standardize the term, a group formed by various international experts developed criteria for the diagnosis of constipation, ...
however, constipation means hard stools, difficulty passing stools (straining), or a sense of incomplete emptying after a bowel movement. The cause of each of these "types" of constipation probably is different, and the approach to each should be tailored to the...
water is pulled from the stool as it passes through the large intestine. Slowed transit of stool allows the large intestine to pull more water from the stool, resulting in the hard, dry stools and associated difficult passage of stools that characterize constipation. ...
Constipation is defined medically as fewer than three stools. Constipationmeans different things to different people. For many people, it simply means infrequent passage ofstool(feces). For others, however, it means hard stools, difficulty passing them (straining), or a sense of incomplete emptying...
Constipation is defined medically as fewer than three stools. Constipationmeans different things to different people. For many people, it simply means infrequent passage ofstool(feces). For others, however, it means hard stools, difficulty passing them (straining), or a sense of incomplete emptying...
Hard, dry stools are the result of the colon absorbing too much water. Normally, as food moves through the colon (also known as the large intestine) the colon absorbs water while forming stool (waste products). Muscle contractions then push the stool toward...
This liquid stool occurs in association with constipation in the elderly because not passing stools for many days leads to overgrowth of the normal bacterial in the bowel. They then feast on, and breakdown the hard stools, liquefying the outer layer of the stool, which then runs off as ...
The article discusses the treatment of constipation, the infrequent, painful passage of hard stools. It states that older people are more prone to constipation and the condition is twice as common in women as in men. Causes of constipation includ...
During pregnancy, there is a lot going on, to say the least. The new hormone levels can trigger many changes in the body. Pregnant women frequently suffer from difficult and infrequent bowel movements, hard and dry stools, and discomfort. Read more View all articles References...