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Constipation in adults

When childhood ends, the digestive system is usually left to do its work without attention. These highly efficient organs carry out their work easily and smoothly as long as there is no external interference.

But it may happen that one of us feels that he is suffering from constipation. This is usually due to changing his natural habits. Or as a result of a change in his life circumstances or after reducing normal amounts of food as a result of an illness that lasted several days.

Once again, we repeat here that it is advisable in such cases to consult a doctor before rushing to the pharmacy to buy this or that laxative.

A child who suffers from chronic constipation is usually the son of a father or mother who suffers from the same disease. This does not mean that constipation is a hereditary disease.

However, wrong ideas about how the digestive system moves and works often lead to the emergence of this disease. Therefore, we must reconsider our information so that we can save ourselves from constipation and also save ourselves from entering an era called the era of laxatives.

The digestive system may acquire bad habits, just as it acquires good habits.

Therefore, he may refuse to work without a spoonful of medication, a cup of salts, or a laxative pill if we accustom him to such medications.

Constipation in adults usually comes as a continuation of the constipation they suffered from when they were children. However, constipation often occurs after recovery from an illness or childbirth for women, and in such cases, any digestive system in the world, no matter how strong, needs external help, whether with laxatives, suppositories, or enemas.

- Laxatives;

Laxatives are often complex chemical compounds that work in different ways.

Some of them perform their mission by irritating the intestines. Such laxatives have a strong effect at first, but with continued use they lose any effect because the intestines get used to them.

Some laxatives stimulate peristaltic movements in a natural way, such as increasing the volume of intestinal contents or activating the nerves that control peristaltic movement.

As for liquid paraffin, for example, it lubricates the contents of the intestines and makes their movement easy when necessary. Although liquid paraffin appears ideal in the eyes of many, it has side disadvantages and therefore should not be used regularly.

- Suppositories and enemas;

Suppositories work by irritating the tissues of the anal canal and the last part of the intestine. Enemas do the same job, but they also expand the end of the intestine from the anus, thus creating stimulation of the peristaltic movement of the digestive system.

- Appendicitis and constipation;

It is surprising that there are several diseases of the digestive system, but what we know about them is little. For example, the pain that usually begins around the navel and is accompanied by vomiting, then this pain gradually moves to the right side of the lower abdomen. This disease is appendicitis. Although doctors do not know with certainty the real cause behind this disease - known to the people as cecal sphinctitis (1), there are some opinions that say that constipation and the accumulation of waste in the large intestine may be one of the causes of appendicitis.

- A mysterious illness;

One of the mysterious diseases of the digestive system is a disease that doctors have begun to notice a lot these days after it was not widespread before. It is small sacs or balloons that protrude from the digestive system, especially from the end of the large intestine. These cysts cause pain in the left side of the abdomen. As well as disorders in the digestive system when inflamed.

There are many doctors who attribute the causes of this disease - which has spread recently - to the change in the nature of food in this era... and some of them attribute its causes to social customs that deplore the taking of profits when they feel the need at any time.

The theory that most doctors are leaning towards now is that people excrete digestive waste in an abnormal way. It is known from an anatomical point of view that the most appropriate position for defecation is for a person to be sitting cross-legged, as this leads to the assistance of the muscles of the anus and the muscles of the abdominal wall to assist the natural movement of the digestive system. Unfortunately, modern toilets that are designed to sit on when defecating put people in an unhealthy position. Which may lead to the occurrence of these cysts or protrusions in the last part of the meaning or to the occurrence of hemorrhoids.

(1) People are accustomed to using the word (misran) as the singular form, and to combine it as “misarin,” even though massarin is the plural form, and many ancient Arabic medical books include this error, which has become common (famous) even among doctors themselves. ).

Treating these cysts or hemorrhoids requires either performing surgery or following a specific diet and taking some laxatives, according to the opinion of the treating physician.

- Blood or mucus;

There is also something that all doctors agree on, which is the importance of conducting medical research when any changes occur in the movement of the digestive system and treating any mucous or bloody secretions that appear in the stool. These secretions may be an early sign of a serious disease in the digestive system. Although in many cases it does not mean any of this.

However, despite this possibility, attention must be paid to conducting medical and laboratory tests or x-ray examinations, in such cases, so that any disease can be detected while it is still in its infancy, so that its treatment is easy.

- Digestive system and nerves;

It is known that nerves may affect the functioning of the digestive system in one way or another. It may cause constipation and may cause diarrhea. There is a relationship - not yet conclusively proven - of nerves to another disease of the digestive system, which is ulcer.

There is research being conducted now to find out the relationship between nerves and ulcer disease so that doctors can either cure this disease or prevent it.

- Important advice;

Taking care of the digestive system is something that both the individual and the doctor should pay attention to.

You must always remember that the natural digestive system does not need to be cleaned from the inside. When you feel the need for a laxative, you should know that you actually need to consult a doctor. When the doctor does not prescribe you a medication or a laxative, do not be disappointed, as most doctors today prefer not to use laxatives. They are right about this.