Constipation is becoming common problem among humans. The unsatisfactory stools may decrease in intensity or frequency cause constipation. A sufferer has difficulty in passing stools and he has less than three bowel movements in a week so it causes pain in whole abdomen. Normally doctors recommend laxative for this disease but homeopathy treatment treats it with separate entity and give significance to symptoms first. Before prescribing medicines they take history of the patient then come to a conclusion.

Constipation can be prevented by making some changes in lifestyle such as increasing fiber content in your diet like whole grains, fruits, vegetables or nuts, doing more physical activity to have great power-boosting effect on the body, practice yoga or pranayama for peaceful life, manage stress level and have plenty of fluids,         

Though, occasional constipation is normal but chronic constipation leads to strain in order to have a bowel movement. Here are some symptoms that show chronic constipation-

Symptoms

1. You cannot completely pass the stool through rectum.
2. Passing less than three stools in a week
3. Have hard or lumpy stools.

Risk factors
If you are an old person, women, dehydrated, eating a diet that is low in fiber, have eating disorder, suffering from depression or not doing any physical activity then there is more risk of chronic constipation. Many problems are there which are faced by the people who suffer from this issue bowel movement can cause swelling in veins or around anus, skin present in anus get torn or rectum can also get stretched. Not often, It can create blockage in large intestine for this an individual should get medical care on urgent basis. This may happen because of lack of fiber or water. People who try to opt home remedies but sometimes it requires medical attention.

Role of homeopathy medicines