subject: Constipation Causes And Symptoms [print this page] All in all, you should not carry constipation to a severe constipation level and make your life troublesome as it is sure to affect your daily performance and outlook on any given day. The reasons why severe constipation develops are a lot. It could be mood swings, depression, bad food habits and unhealthy lifestyle. When one gets depressed, nervous, excited, the very symptom that you are all this will be known to you through that uneasy feeling at the pit of your stomach. That's the alarm bell for constipation. One should heed to these alarm signs. If you are not a person who exercises regularly then again you will have these problems. If you are a person who has constipation, but thinks only caffeine can make it better as it is easily available and tasty too. When you get out of our warm bed sheet of yours and think of the day ahead you already would have an uneasy feeling at the pit of the stomach. That is only natural in the early morning messy schedule. Well, to calm the nerves and feel afresh if you ingest some caffeine then you have invited trouble. The caffeine hits right where it should not hit and messes it up double the time than it was supposed to. Your morning is ruined.
A sharp change in diet can cause constipation, some foods prove more difficult for the body to process than others. Certain vitamins and minerals have also been known to slow fecal matter as it travels through the colon, as can the continual eating of processed food. Foods with little or no nutritional value usually lack water, lack fiber and are packaged with poison additives, this results in the walls of the colon being weakened thus making the opening of the rectum smaller. Other problems that may arise for those who suffer is the regular use of laxatives, which can become habitual and normal bowel movements become dependent on them.
Cereals, whole wheat grains, whole wheat bread can also add the fibre content which is helpful in constipation prevention. Gain natural relief from digestive problems by having a teaspoon of powdered mixture of 2 to 3 seeds each of sunflower, sesame, almonds and linseed or flax seeds. Such grains are rich in fibre and helps treat constipation.
