• April 27, 2024

Having less than three evacuations per week or when the consistency of stool it is hard, dry and it is expelled in small quantities, it suffers constipation . When this is not treated properly, various complications .

Use the self-medication to calm the constipation , conditions the organism to serious complications, which may require invasive and expensive studies, in addition to long pharmacological treatments, says the doctor Ricardo de los Reyes García .

The specialist in Comprehensive Adult Medicine in the José Vicente Villada General Hospital, of the Ministry of Health , indicates that the complications more frequent that can be caused by the constipation They are the following.

1. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

This problem derives, in addition to the constipation , of psychological factors such as stress , anxiety and depression . Who experiences it, lives strong pains , abdominal swelling and excess gases , which significantly affect their quality of life.

2. An intestinal pseudo-obstruction

This situation arises when the intestine does not move, not because of lack of capacity, but because there is a plug that obstructs your motility , so the waste they accumulate more and more.

3. Lesions of the rectal blister

This is the area that is before the year and that works like temporary deposit where part of the fecal matter If this area is affected, it can cause problems in the anal sphincter .

4. Hemorrhoids

They can be presented in their different degrees and although it is simple to attend, in the first instance, it is the fact that patients do not go to a medical consultation specialized what causes complications .

5. Hiatal hernia

It occurs when the opening natural diaphragm , due to the effort to evacuate . This condition is only solved with surgery .

The constipation affects 50% of the world's population, and starts provoking abdominal swelling , feeling of "occupation" and pains associated with gases, in addition to irritability .