What to Do About Constipation

The first runner-up of the July Question Contest.

The first runner-up of the July Question Contest is about constipation. I have summarized it as follows:

What to do about constipation?

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This answer is primarily derived from four reviews,¹ unless otherwise directly cited using a link in the main text.

Approximately 14% of the world’s population suffers from constipation. It is 1.5 to 2 times as common in women as in men, and becomes more common with age.

In This Article

• Defining Constipation

• Further Classifying Chronic Constipation

• These Classifications Are Not Precise

• Standard Treatments for Constipation

• Alternative Treatments for Constipation

• What Causes Constipation?

  • Serotonin and the Psychology of Dyssynergia

  • The Microbiome, Methane, and Motility

  • Energy Metabolism

• Putting It All Together