Constipation Resource Center

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Constipation and Bowel Movements
Many people are under the impression they need to have only one bowel movement a week or fewer. Learn how you can have more bowel movements and avoid constipation with proper diet and exercise.

What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Constipation
Learn about the diseases a compacted (constipated) bowel and intestinal tract can bring about including Appendicitis, Diverticulitis, Hemorrhoids, Benign Tumors, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Ulcerative Colitis, and Crohn's Disease.


Sub Topics
  • Bowel Movements
    Bowel Movements

  • Pet Constipation
    Learn more about pet constipation and ways to prevent constipation in pets.

  • Child and Infant
    Learn about constipation in children, from newborns to toddlers and beyond.

  • Constipation Remedies
    Constipation remedies and information on remedies for constipation

  • Constipation Food and Diet
    Learn more about foods that can cause constipation and diets that can relieve constipation.

  • Relieving Constipation
    Learn about ways to relive constipation, including cleansing, diet, and other natural and healthy methods.

  • Women's Health
    Learn about constipation in women, from puberty to teens, adults, and the entire female life cycle.

Welcome to the Constipation Resource Center. Here you'll find articles and information on the causes, workings, and treatments of that dreaded disease we call constipation.

Constipation Information
Learn about the causes of constipation, symptoms of constipation, treatment of constipation, and how to maintain a proper diet to avoid constipation.

Constipation Pain
Constipation Pain

Definition of Constipation
The definition of constipation is simply the inability to have a regular bowel movement, having fewer than three bowel movements per week, or production of hard, dry bowel movements. Constipation can be quite painful. Learn more about symptoms of chronic constipation plus methods for relieving it.

Constipation Weight Gain
What is constipation weight gain and how can improving your diet help relieve it? Learn more about the health connections between weight gain and constipation.

Stress and Constipation
Stress and constipation often go hand in hand. Learn about the causes and dangers of stress and how stress can lead to constipation. Includes details on fighting stress and reducing your constipation.

Treatment for Constipation
A review of common treatment for constipation methods and preventative measures including diet, exercise, hydration, medications, laxatives, herbal remedies, improving bowel habits, and colon cleansing.

Causes of Constipation
Read about the most common causes of constipation, including its definition, and how to get your bowels moving regularly again.

Constipation Diagnosis
Constipation diagnosis methods can vary significantly from one situation to the next depending upon the unique characteristics of the patient's health. Diagnosing constipation may involve: taking a medical history, physical examination, colorectal transit study, anorectal function tests, barium enema x-ray, or a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Learn more about determining the causes and treatment of chronic constipation using these different approaches.

Constipation Symptoms
What are common constipation symptoms, the effects of constipation, and how will colon cleansing help?

Severe Constipation
Severe constipation and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Bloating with Constipation
Bloating with constipation is a pretty rough combination, with very unpleasant symptoms. Learn about the causes of constipation related to bloating plus methods for treating it.

Constipation
Constipation is marked by infrequent or difficult bowel movements or a complete lack of bowel movements altogether. Discover the symptoms of a constipated colon, negative health effects of being constipated, and some methods for alleviating symptoms such as improving your diet, colon cleansing, and organic health supplements.

Back Pain Constipation
Back pain constipation affects many people. This article defines constipation, describes the structure and function of the back, explains the link between medications and constipation, and provides hints for reducing constipation.

Chronic Diarrhea
Chronic diarrhea can be caused by a variety of viruses and hostile organisms. Learn more about the causes of this condition and what you can do to avoid it.

Childhood Constipation
A poor unhealthy diet can easily cause constipation in children. Read about the common causes of childhood constipation and learn what you can do to remedy it.

Basic Constipation Information
Learn the basic constipation information that everyone needs to know. Discover what symptoms you may have that don't seem to be related. Find out how easily and safely you can relieve your discomfort from symptoms of constipation.

Constipation and Acne
Constipation and acne are often physical indicators of trouble in the colon. Learn about the effects of constipation, and some of the positive lifestyle changes you may enjoy just by cleansing the colon on a regular basis.

Cures for Constipation
Do any effective cures for constipation actually exist? Symptoms and causes of constipation vary and this may play a role in seeking a method of treatment, but you can learn more about preventing constipation with common-sense approaches here!

Constipation Blues
Don't let the constipation blues get you down. Learn tips for recognizing constipation, risk factors for constipation, and the negative effects of chronic constipation. Then you can discover some jazzy methods for preventing and treating constipation as well!

Chronic Constipation
Learn about chronic constipation, its symptoms and effects, colon cleansing to help relieve symptoms of occasional constipation, and methods to help maintain optimal colon health.

Constipation in the Elderly
There are many causes of constipation in the elderly, including poor diet, hormonal issues, diseases, medications, poor bowel habits, lack of exercise, and slow metabolism.

Problems With Constipation
Are you having problems or complications associated with constipation? Read more on what could be causing this.

Symptoms of Constipation
Learn about common and less obvious symptoms of constipation, the importance of colon health, results of constipation, and relief for constipation.

Constipation and Back Pain
Learn about constipation and back pain, causes of constipation, and preventing constipation from back pain.

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