CONSTIPATION

Dry, hard stools which are difficult to pass are characteristic of constipation. In constipated patients, bowel movements reduce to less than three times per week. This means that you pass stools very less often than normal.

Acute constipation resolves easily whereas chronic constipation might lead to following complications:

• Anal fissures

• Hemorrhoids

• Rectal prolapse

• Fecal impaction

If you have constipation, you will experience following symptoms:

• Small Caliber bowel movements

• Difficult and painful bowel movements

• Hard stools

• Belly bloating

Constipation is caused by a number of reasons. Some important causes include:

• Reduced water and fiber intake

• Sedentary lifestyle

• Stress

• Certain medications

• Eating disorders

• Irritable bowel syndrome

• Pregnancy

• Colon cancer

• Neurological disorders

• Hypothyroidism

At NYC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION, DR OLINER AND HIS STAFF aim at providing the best treatment to our patients to ensure a healthier and better lifestyle for them. We proceed in the following manner:

• Conservative management of the patient which includes necessary changes in diet and lifestyle

• Medications

• Diagnostic tools