Using the restroom is an everyday occurrence for most people. However, constipation, a disorder that produces a blockage in your digestive tract, can attack at any time. It can take many days for food to leave your body. Constipation can become chronic for many people, which means passing lumpy, hard stools on a regular basis while straining. What causes constipation?
Constipation arises in the colon, often known as the large intestine. The ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons, which link to the rectum and anus, are the four divisions of this muscular organ. The small intestine transports ingested food, bile, and digestive juices to the colon in the form of stool. The colon siphons off most of the water in the stool as it passes through, converting it from liquid to solid. The longer it takes for this transmission to complete, the more reabsorption takes place, resulting in increasingly solid stool. Before entering the rectum, it undergoes a final bout of reabsorption in the sigmoid colon, stretching its walls and signaling the internal anal sphincter to relax. This is usually when you can select whether you want to physically expel or retain the stool. The pelvic floor muscles, particularly the puborectalis and external anal sphincter, control this. The puborectalis forms a sling-like formation around the rectum called the anorectal angle. The stool is eventually released when you deliberately relax your external anal sphincter.
However, when you are constipated, just wanting to go to the bathroom will not be enough to coax your body into action. This condition is usually caused by two factors: delayed stool movement through the colon and/or pelvic floor dysfunction.
In the first, stool passes too slowly through the intestines, producing excessive liquid absorption and making the stool dry and hard. In the latter case, stool becomes difficult to evacuate from the rectum as a result of tightened pelvic floor muscles or a pelvic organ prolapse, which usually occurs as a result of childbirth or aging. Both of these issues make the anorectal angle more acute, making it difficult to remove waste.
Researchers have devised measurements, such as the Bristol Stool Chart, to precisely pinpoint constipation. The majority of people who look at that chart can identify if they have ever had constipation.
Squatting is the best position to be in when using the restroom. You can elevate your feet on a stool and lean forwards with a straight back while keeping your buttocks firmly on the toilet seat, which straightens the anorectal angle and facilitates waste transit.
A day without a bowel movement is not always reason for concern. Simple dietary and lifestyle changes, such as fibrous vegetables, frequent exercise, abdominal massage and 6 to 8 glasses of water per day, may help restore your daily trip to the toilet if you have persistent constipation.
Consumers of Kiseki have reported improved bowel regularity and relief from constipation, attributed to the postbiotics’ ability to regulate gut function and promote a healthy balance of gut microbiota.
