Constipation is usually called a slow and difficult, systematic lack of defecation. Moreover, doctors still argue - what to attribute these same locks: the symptoms or is it a disease. WHO and ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases 10th revision) consider their disease, and World Gastroenterology Organization - symptoms of other diseases.
In addition, there is no single definition of what is considered constipation. After all, you must first figure out how many trips to the toilet for a given period is the norm. To date, "standards" for an adult is very blurred - 3 times a day to 3 times a week. So, if someone walks "by and large" at least three times in the last 7 days, it is suffering from constipation.
The main signs of constipation is considered to be:
- defecation, occurring at least three times per week;
- small volume of faeces at a time;
- increased hardness and dryness leaving feces;
- the feeling is not completely freed of the intestine.
Many people do not consider constipation some big trouble. This is not diarrhea.
Meanwhile, the problem should not be allowed to drift with constipation, as they entail very serious diseases:1. Colitis (inflammation of the colon) in acute or chronic form (passing in chronic exacerbations) and, including ulcerative colitis. Last dangerous in itself, besides fraught with even more serious complications, most frightening of which is colon cancer.
2. Enteritis. This disease is characterized by stagnation of feces in the cecum, so that it comes back throwing - in the small intestine. As a result, the rectum is inflamed. If the inflammatory process takes possible chronic mucosal atrophy of the small intestine.
3. Hemorrhoids. Long constipation often lead to it. In fact, we are talking about varicose disease in which hemorrhoids are formed around the rectum. This problem is extremely unpleasant and dangerous, because at any moment can begin serious its complications (eg, bleeding, infection, etc.). So it is better immediately seek medical help, and do not waste time hoping for a "maybe".
4. bowel cancer. It can also provoke stagnation of feces. Indeed, in this case, carcinogens act on the mucous membrane of the digestive tract is much longer than the permissible time. And one of the worst results of such effects - malignancies in the walls of the intestine.
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