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Although temporary constipation is an issue that most of us face at least a couple of times every year, we generally don’t give the matter much thought beyond taking a laxative or two every now and then. However, when problems with constipation become more frequent and we find ourselves stocking up on laxatives or other bowel cleansing products, there may be cause for concern.

Extreme constipation problems extend beyond the typical infrequent bowel movements and may involve more advanced symptoms, such as: severe pain in abdomen area even when not trying to have a bowel movement, lower back pain, bloody stool, white discharge, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite.

It isn’t like we all haven’t had some difficulty with a bowel movement here and there. Whether it is because we are taking a new medication or just didn’t drink enough water for a couple of days, the truth is that mild constipation is inevitable. Having short term constipation may not be fun, but it is at least bearable in small doses. However, when severe constipation strikes it can literally make our lives a living nightmare.

Severe constipation symptoms
One of the signs of severe constipation is abdominal pains, not just when you are having a bowel movement or trying to, but also when you are not. The abdominal pains felt during severe constipation are caused by pressure being exerted on the abdomen. The pressure is created by feces that are collecting behind a blockage, otherwise known as a fecal impaction.

The reason for this is that the way a laxative becomes a colon cleanse is by pulling as much of the water out of your body as it can and use that water to flush the waste out. Be careful, you could be dehydrated at some point.

Instead, the better option to get the constipation relief needed is to do a colon cleanse that will remove the waste, but leave your body in as good of, if not better, operating condition than it was before. To this end you have two options when it comes to ways to cleanse colon waste out.

Depending on the kind of chronic constipation you have, and where it’s based, one of these may work better than the other. If your constipation is based in your colon, and anal colon cleanse may take care of your issue.