Constipation

1. Are you trouble from Constipation ? We Are Here For You Healing Hands Clinic Now At : Indiranagar, Bangaluru

2. What is Constipation ? Constipation means having less than three intestine movements a week. It also means passing stools very rarely, passing hard stools, or having any kind of difficulty in clearing the intestine. www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

3. Symptoms of Constipation ? • Less than three bowel movements per week • Pulling more than 25% of the time • Hard and lumpy stools more than 25% of the time • Feeling of incomplete emptying more than 25% of the time • Stomach ache and cramps • Feeling of bloating • Feeling of fullness with loss of desire to eat, nausea • Extremely foul smelling feces and flatulence www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

4. Causes of Constipation ? • A diet that is poor in fiber ( fruits, vegetables, cereals ) • A change in your routine or lifestyle, such as a change in your eating habits • Ignoring the urge to pass stool ( common in children ) • Not drinking enough fluids • As a side effect of certain medications ex. Iron supplements, anti-depressants • Sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

5. Diagnosis of Constipation ? • Although diagnosis of constipation is very straightforward, investigations may be required to evaluate the underlying cause in case of chronic cases. • Thus, after a detailed history of your bowel habits and general health and lifestyle, your doctor may consider getting one or few of the tests done such as Rectal examination or Proctoscopy, Colonoscopy, Anal Manometry, MRI Defecography, Blood tests, Food intolerance test. www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

6. Treatment of Constipation ? Note - We have three treatment options for Constipation. Patient’s Treatment depends on his pain range . MCDPA BIOFEEDBACK STARR SURGERY www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

7. MCDPA • It is an original combination of modern science, age-old Ayurveda and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy, which ensures a multipronged attack on the disease, effectively increasing possibilities of a satisfactory cure. Significance on approved scientific treatments and versatile care of the patient is the basis of MCDPA. • MCDPA Stands for M – Medicines, C – Constac, D – Diet, P – Pelvic floor physiotherapy, A – Ayurvedic Therapy. www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

8. BIOFEEDBACK Biofeedback is basically done to recover control over the rectal muscles. As discussed earlier, Constipation, especially in Obstructed Defecation Syndrome, impaired rectal muscle function is an important causative factor leading to difficulty in exclusion of stools. In this Non-aggressive treatment, a probe is inserted into the rectum and the muscle activity is monitored on a computer screen. A physiotherapist will then guide you and train you to improve your excretion effort. www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

9. STARR SURGERY • The purpose of the STARR Surgery is to remove the part of the obstructed/prolapsed rectum and replace it with a healthy portion of the remaining rectum. This surgery done under general anaesthesia, two circular staplers are used to produce a around trans-anal full thickness resection of the lower rectum. The combination of the two stapled resections removes the structural abnormalities affiliated with ODS. • Currently, maximum number of STRR surgeries are performed every month in Healing Hands Clinics in India. www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

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