Treating Constipation - The Age Factor
August 15th, 2008 by 19cyberposter7 With over 30% of constipated patients being over 65 years of age, treating constipation is one of the frequent and sometimes major problems among the elderly.
Treating Constipation - Primary and Secondary TypesTreating constipation may vary for every patient and how the doctor wants to proceed with the treatment.
Nevertheless, constipation can be divided to primary and secondary types depending on the cause of the problem. The process of treating constipation can therefore also depend on the determined cause.
Primary constipation or functional constipation is caused by:
Normal Transit Constipation – normal passage rate of stool
Slow Transit Constipation – delayed passage of stool which may result in bloating and infrequent bowel movement
Anorectal Dysfunction – inefficient coordination of the pelvic musculature in bowel movement