Symptom Constipation Need to be aware

About 80 percent of people must have experienced constipation or difficulty defecating. And if this happens only once in a while, then constipation is still included under normal circumstances. However, if constipation; has become a chronic and fatal. Then you need to be aware of abnormal symptoms that accompany constipation.

Symptoms of constipation can really pay attention when there is a change pattern of defecation, such as if you are a regular bowel movement every day and then changed to 4 days once, and there is bleeding in the stool, frequent abdominal cramps or weight loss drastically. Losing weight is more than 5 percent weight loss within one month without any apparent reason; it can be a sign of malignancy of this disease.

To be able to diagnose this disease, a doctor must perform several checks, including physical examination and investigation such as colonoscopy. There are many patients who had only to rely on laxatives for years, but after review there was an intestinal tumor. For the use of laxatives to overcome constipation would be better used if for 5 days can not defecate and maximum use is for four weeks. But if bowel movements are also not normal, then immediately consult your doctor.