10 Constipation Symptoms
Article Sources
- 1. Constipation. Author: Marc D Basson, MD, Ph.D., MBA, FACS - https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/184704-overview#a5 Update on Rome IV Criteria for Colorectal Disorders: Implications for Clinical Practice. Author: Magnus Simren, Olafur S. Palsson, and William E. Whitehead - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378729/
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2. Straining
This is one of the most common symptoms associated with constipation. People with constipation will often have hard and lumpy stools. As a result, it will be difficult for them to pass these stools, forcing them to strain during most bowel movements. Normally, bowel movements should require little to no effort, therefore, if the straining happens constantly, other conditions like hemorrhoids could arise.
According to the Rome IV criteria2Bristol Stool Form Scale. Pediatric General Surgery. Stanford Medicine - https://pediatricsurgery.stanford.edu/Conditions/BowelManagement/bristol-stool-form-scale.html, which is a diagnostic manual for functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID), in order to be classified as constipation, this issue must occur in at least 25% of the bowel movements.
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