Frequent constipation

[lastfault]

Hi all, I am 28 years old indian with 99Kg weight. My height is 170 cm. I have frequent constipation means mt stools are looks like a solid rod. In the begning of stool removal i used to feel pain at anus. It is since 3 years. It is most frequent means 2-3 week episode within 1-2 month.
There was no blood in my stool.I did not feel anf blockage. I feel completness after bowl motion.

So I request you to suggest me that is there any serious issue with me . I have done upper GI it was normal.

[lastfault]

Thanks! My constipation has gone with excersise and food selection now.

[ggreg]

Constipation is almost always as a result of three things:  not getting enough water to drink, not getting enough regular exercise, and not eating enough fiber foods.  If you improve those habits, your bowel movements should improve.  Good fiber foods you can eat daily include oat cereal, whole grain bread, plenty of vegies, dark green salads.  Tip:  Avoid salty or fatty foods.

Now, sometimes medications taken regularly can cause this, so review side effects if you're on anything, and counteract the "drying" effect they can have by drinking even more water.  If you take a multivitamin every day, cut back to a couple times a week, they can sometimes clog up a person.  Also, occasionally the digestive tract's flora and pH can get abnormal for whatever reason, so "probiotics" will help, which is in yogurt that is labeled "live cultures" or "live bacteria" on it, try eating it for two weeks, along with the other changes in habits I suggested.

If none of these things brings you relief, you will need to visit a clinic and have blood drawn and give a stool sample to see if you have an intestinal bateria that needs antibiotics.  If you do wind up taking antibiotics to kill the infection, be sure to drink extra water, and also eat that yogurt, becuz antibiotics kill both "good" and bad bacteria, and one way to restore it quicker than the body can is to eat that probiotic food.

There are laxatives in drugstores over-the-counter that can help when you DO get stuck, try to find one that says "natural," becuz no matter how hard we try, all people wind up constipated at diff times in their lives.  But just don't take laxatives as a regular thing to do, it is not THE solution and can worsen your situation.  It just helps a person get thru a rough patch.  Hope this helps.  Let us know if trying some of these things helps you or not.