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Especially in infants, changes in formula or transitioning from breast milk to formula can cause constipation. 95% of cases of constipation in children are thought to be functional constipation (without a structural or biochemical cause). [2] Treatment of these functional causes can be focused on simply relieving the symptoms. [6]
When a child is constipated, it means that the child has fewer than two bowel movements (BMs) a week; has stools that are hard and dry, or are lumps; has stools that are difficult or painful to ...
[18] [58] It is more common in women, the elderly and children. [58] Specifically constipation with no known cause affects females more often affected than males. [59] The reasons it occurs more frequently in the elderly is felt to be due to an increasing number of health problems as humans age and decreased physical activity. [19]
One review stated that the most common causes of disruption to the defecation cycle are associated with pregnancy and childbirth, gynaecological descent, or neurogenic disturbances of the brain-bowel axis. [44] The pathophysiologic mechanisms are thought to be different in obstructed defecation compared with slow transit constipation. [43]
Some common causes of constipation include inadequate fiber intake, dehydration, irritable bowel syndrome, stress, certain medications, a lack of exercise, uncoordinated movements between ...
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Treatment for constipation includes dietary modifications, including increased fiber and fluid intake, stool softeners, and laxatives. [29] Hemorrhoids – Hemorrhoids are enlarged veins near or inside the rectum. Hemorrhoids are common in pregnancy as a result of constipation and increased intra-abdominal pressure. Hemorrhoids can cause ...
It can occur in both children and adults, and in both men and women (although it is more common in women). It can be caused by physical defects or it can occur for other reasons or unknown reasons. Anismus that has a behavioral cause could be viewed as having similarities with parcopresis, or psychogenic fecal retention. [citation needed]