Constipation
Finding More Help
If your constipation becomes chronic or persistent, consult with your physician. If simple measures like adding more fiber don’t help, your physician might recommend additional treatment based on your own personal lifestyle and dietary factors. Read on for additional treatments:
Behavioral Treatments
Bowel retraining involves sitting on the toilet for 15 to 20 minutes at the same time each day teaching your body to get in the habit of having regular bowel movements.
Biofeedback is sometimes used to help both constipation and other pelvic floor disorders. In this procedure, special sensors measure bodily functions and this helps your healthcare provider to view and help change irregular responses.
Surgical Treatment
It’s important to know that surgery should be a final option for chronic constipation and should only be considered after careful assessment by a gastroenterologist and colorectal surgeon after all other treatments have not worked.
Fore More Information
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Phone: 1–888–964–2001 or 414–964–1799
Fax: 414–964–7176
Email: iffgd@iffgd.org
Internet: www.iffgd.org
Visit http://www.aboutconstipation.org for more information specifically on constipation.
American Gastroenterological Association
National Office
4930 Del Ray Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301–654–2055
Fax: 301–654–5920
Email: member@gastro.org
Internet: www.gastro.org
This information is not intended to substitute the recommendations of your healthcare providers. Women’s Health Foundation disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.
