Constipation Begins By Missing Your Daily Bowel Movement

The term constipation is a multi-faceted word that can mean different things to different people. Some people define constipation as the inability to move their bowel on a regular basis while some consider just having difficulty moving hard stools as a form of constipation.

Some medical points of view though, constipation is when you have less than 3 bowel movements in a week while severe constipation is when you have less than 1 bowel movement in a week.  Actual constipation begins by missing your daily bowel movement.  Food in, food out.

Constipation is also classified depending on the duration of the case. Constipation that just started recently is called acute constipation and can be a symptom of a serious medical illness. This type of constipation needs urgent assessment.