Blood Pressure And Anti-Allergy Medications
Certain medications commonly in practice for controlling the blood pressure become the cause of constipation. The medications such as calcium channel blockers and diuretics cause the loss of excess water from the body to thin down the blood to lower blood pressure. The excess withdrawal of water for the blood through medications results in dehydration, which ultimately leads to dry stool formation, causing constipation.
Anti-allergy medications like histamines also flush out excess amounts of water as urine, thus depriving the digestive system of the necessary water. The dehydration resulting from these medications also contribute to severe constipation by making hard and dry stools.