Fecal mass hardening: symptoms, treatment

Stool hardening( constipation) is a prolonged( more than two days) stool retention or, with an everyday chair, emptying the bowel with certain difficulties without feeling full release.
Since constipation is very unpleasant and dangerous, it is very important to have information about what stiffness of stools is: symptoms, treatment of this disease should also be studied.

What you need to know about the solidification of stool
The doctors noted that in recent decades there has been a significant increase in the number of people complaining of a violation of bowel movement. Patients suffering from this ailment very rarely seek help from a doctor. They believe that constipation is not a serious disease, so treatment can be assigned to yourself, and some of them are just shy.
The human intestine should be emptied once a day. To date, one-third of the population has such a frequency of defecation( bowel movement - bowel movement).Three-quarters have regular defecation: once for two days. First of all, this leads to the fact that absolutely healthy people in the absence of a daily chair begin to be treated for constipation. It should be remembered that it is not necessary to begin with the treatment of hardening of the masses with this chair, since this can be your normal frequency of defecation.

To date, it is common to assume that the stool frequency is normal, if bowel evacuation occurs three times a day up to three times a week.
The reasons for the hardening of stool are not well known. Most often, constipation occurs during pregnancy, or after a surgical intrusion, and as a result of malnutrition.
To the criteria stating that a person suffers from constipation, are:

• stool frequency;
• duration of the act of bowel movement;
• the amount of feces;
• fecal density.

Constant bowel movement is an unavoidable sign of the proper functioning of the intestine. First of all, it depends on the weight of the person, the type and amount of food taken. The act of emptying should take place without any pain. If there is a need to exert more than one minute and there is a feeling of insufficient emptying of the intestine, you should consult a doctor. A small amount of feces indicates that constipation may occur soon. As a rule, the amount of feces in vegetarians is greater than that of meat eaters. Will address to the doctor costs and in that case when the fecal weight has a dense consistence.

Symptoms of .
The following symptoms are typical for constipation:

• , there is a need for straining;
• stool cloddy or hard;
• feeling of insufficient evacuation of the intestine;
• need for assistance during defecation with additional devices or hands;
• less than two empties per week;

As a rule, all of the above symptoms are inherent in stiffening of stool. Treatment is appointed by a specialist, taking into account the frequency of the stool, the duration of the bowel movement, the density and amount of stool.
It should be noted that if a person is accustomed to emptying the intestines daily, then the forty-eight hour delay should be considered constipation. For this delay, a small amount of dry or hard feces is characteristic and there is no sensation of complete cleansing of the intestine after defecation.
Another important sign of constipation is a change in the rhythm and frequency of defecations that are habitual for a person.

Constriction flow .
Constipation is very painful. Emptying the bowels is done with great difficulty. There is an anal mucosa of the anal canal. The initial portion of stool is dense and its diameter is higher than normal.
Most often constipations are accompanied by flatulence, severe pain in the abdomen. A person suffering from constipation develops a feeling of pressure and expansion in the anus. In the event that the constipation continues for a sufficiently long time, then it is accompanied by lethargy and fatigue, the working capacity decreases markedly. Also, with constipation appears a feeling of tightness in the chest.

Treatment of .
Treatment of constipation requires a competent and delicate approach. First you need to determine the nature of constipation, and also try to establish the cause, because of which it arose. And only after that to start treatment of this disease.
For a qualitative and effective treatment of constipation, it is necessary to carry out a complex of measures. Such activities include: normalization of nutrition and lifestyle, adherence to a special diet, the use of drugs to treat constipation. It is also very important to undergo a thorough examination. Treatment and nutrition in case of constipation should come in certain hours, best prescribed by the doctor.
In the treatment of constipation, drugs that have a laxative effect are used. Most often such laxatives are used in the presence of constipation in elderly people. There are several groups of laxatives. All of them have different mechanisms of action. As a rule, the medicine is prescribed by a doctor, taking into account the manifestation of certain symptoms characteristic of the disease.
For children and pregnant women with a chronic form of constipation prescribed lactulose. Treatment of constipation in children is also accompanied by taking medications that help restore the intestinal microflora, as it affects the child's stool. During the period of the disease, it is very useful to eat sour-milk foods that contain bifidobacteria.
Often a person suffering from constipation begins to do warming up, but they should not be abused, as this can contribute to the transition of constipation to a chronic form.
In case of constipation it is necessary to walk as much as possible outdoors. Also, every morning should perform simple physical exercises, at least fifteen to twenty minutes. This leads the muscles of the abdominal wall into tonus. And if the time for doing sports is not enough, then before work, walk for ten to fifteen minutes.