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Constipation is
one of the first signs indicating to us that our
bowels are not functioning properly. Constipation
especially plagues those engaged in secondary
occupations, those who have poor eating habits
& those not drinking sufficient water.
When a person is constipated,
the walls of the colon are often impacted with
accumulated fecal matter. The inner diameter of
the colon is reduced like a water pipe with a
buildup of mineral deposits. Eventually the opening
becomes narrower, making it more difficult for
waste to pass.
Waste from the blood, which should
normally be drawn into the colon through the colon
walls, is reabsorbed by the body along with other
toxins resulting from the fermentation & putrefaction
of incompletely digested food. Subsequently, intestinal
stasis often follows which occurs when the muscular
contractions, known as peristalsis, can no longer
sweep the hardened feces along the digestive canal.
A person can have
several bowel movements a day & still be constipated.
This is because movements are usually smaller
& occur more frequently increasing the frequency
of peristalsis, (wave action), to allow the waste
to exit the body. Taken to it's limit, the effect
can be diarrhea, which occurs when the large intestine
hastens evacuation to the point where the bowel
doesn't have time to remove the water & consolidate
the waste into solid stool. |
