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Constipation
By Administrator | June 18, 2008
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a term means “postpone of feces track”; however, it tends to be interpreted in different ways. For example, there are some people give a meaning as an irregularly defecated. Some others give opinion that it occurs when excretion of feces run hardly while they are defecating. There is also another opinion that it is shown on a pale feces, though they defecate with no difficulties. Actually, all of those arguments are nothing is exactly right. The truly constipation can only diagnose in relation with someone who has normal defecate. The normal limitation is broad, from two to three times defecating a week become three times a day. As long as we are healthy and all of our body work normally, then all parts of body are normal, too.
In this condition, food does have a role. Feces consists of digested food residue (fiber from plant and protein), died bacteria, secrete of intestine and water. The amount of feces depends on how many fibers have been eaten. Food, include many vegetables produce 13 ounces feces a day, while an empty stomach only produce less than 1 ounces. Children tend to produce feces more than adults.
Feces consistency is fixed by number of water. During digestion process, water squeezed constantly from food come into small intestine and then continues as body supplies. Going into small intestine, food needs about four to six hours from gastric, and a place where it has been digested. In small intestine, the food that changed becomes mush, stay here for five hours, then continue go into large intestine and stay there for about 24 hours. In large intestine, food is drying. If the food impeded in large intestine longer, it will be drier more. So, feces will be hard and cause pain while someone is defecating. When someone holds his desire to defecate, feces will be dry and hard and this condition is called by constipation.
In few cases, the intestine obstruction because of existence of tumor can cause constipation, too. Often happen to child under a year old. Commonly, the existence of tumor inside intestine signed with constipation –in a truly meaning– including mixedemia (goiter gland work bad); disturbance of center nerve; one who have hard depression. Though rarely happen, there is constipation baby suffer from, known by “mega colon” disease, signed with too-big sized large intestine as a congenital carrier. Constipation can be a symptom accompanied by mentally disease.
Experts suggest not drinking too much laxative medicines to overcome constipation, but should increase eating high fiber food, such as fruits, fresh vegetables, bread and enough liquid. When someone does the suggestion, his defecating will be back to normal, for sure, and need no more laxative medicine. During adaptation process, stomach may feel uncomforted and filled with air. It happens because intestine starts learning to re-control itself. Besides, intestine guarantees shaping big, soft feces and smooth defecating, and fiber diet less risk of getting diseases.
source: Pennasia Normalization
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