A person is considered constipated when their bowel movements have become infrequent and/or difficult. A telling sign a person is constipated is if they have not had a bowel movement in three days. This is extremely unhealthy because stool that has not passed will become harder and more difficult to pass, leading to problems like […]
Irritable bowel syndrome is marked by abdominal pain and constipation and/or diarrhea. Other symptoms include feeling bloated, gas, stomach gurgling and the discharge of mucus from the rectum. While IBS’s symptoms are known, its causes are somewhat of a mystery. Physicians have attributed this condition to many factors, including gastrointestinal [...]
