Doctor explains 'hidden' signs of constipation and shares easy solution

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A doctor has explained the 'hidden' signs of constipation that many people are unaware of and offered some easy remedies.The definition of constipation is having fewer than three bowel movements a week.

However, experts have said that people can still have a bowel movement each day and still be constipated.Recent research has shown that 25 per cent of people globally have reported symptoms at some point, suggesting that there is more to constipation than just an infrequent bowel movement.Speaking to the ZOE Shorts podcast, Doctor Will Bulsiewicz discussed constipation symptoms with CEO Jonathan Wolf and how people can avoid it.The doctor explained some common symptoms of constipation that some may miss, saying: "That gas and bloating is one of the telltale signs of constipation.

Almost a hundred percent of people who are constipated will experience gas and bloating. But there are also some other symptoms that people could be on the lookout for."This would include the distended or protuberant belly, like, you know, men who look like they're pregnant, something like that.

Nausea, loss of appetite, fullness after meals. People often will have a crampy abdominal pain and that, discomfort can actually come in waves, and it can be extremely intense."Like, some of these people think it's so intense that they have some sort of surgical issue, when in fact it's just constipation.