10 ٍSymptoms Of Constipation
Most commonly, the bowel movements are different in every individual. But according to many healthcare professionals, when your bowel movement is lesser than three times per week, then you surely have constipation. Constipation may be due to several factors like eating fatty acids, having less fiber intake, inactive or sedentary lifestyle, etc. but there are some less common causes too like certain medications and multivitamin supplements. All of these factors delay the bowel movements, thus causing the stool to stay in the colon for days. The hard and dry stools are harder to pass out and cause straining of the muscles in the rectum. The severe condition of constipation leads to the damage of the tissues lining the inner rectum.
However, we have to keep it in mind that constipation is not a disease itself, but it is a symptom of other conditions. Constipation might be due to irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) or maybe due to any surgical procedure that disturbs the normal functioning of the digestive system. The condition of constipation varies with every individual, so a person might have a single symptom or might be a combination of symptoms. Although, every person experiences a different kind of symptoms of constipation but here are some common signs and symptoms of constipation:
The feeling of incomplete emptying
Whenever a person feels the sensation of not passing out all the stool from the rectum or sense that there is something left behind, then doctors might suggest that you have constipation. The harder stools do not give the feeling of the complete evacuation of the bowel. A person feels something blocking in the rectum even after passing out hard stools. The sensation of incomplete emptying also goes along with difficulty to pass out the stools from the body. If the sensation continues, you might have constipation. However, this feeling of incomplete emptying is also a symptom of rectal tenesmus, in which there is always a feeling of incomplete bowel emptying. Rectal tenesmus is also common in people who suffer from straining to pass out the stools.