Constipation, also known as “farfrompoopin” in German, may have many contributing factors. As anyone who suffers from chronic constipation can tell you, it’s no laughing matter. I’ve been there! In my late teens, I went through a stage when I pooped about once a week! I suffered from headaches, bloating, and moodiness. At the time, I lived on a diet of processed foods. Combine that with birth control pills messing up my gut flora and me being too cool to walk everywhere once I got a car, it’s no wonder I was constipated! Now in my 40’s I thank my colon every single day. I love my rectal stretch receptors! Okay, I realize that sounds a little weird, but what I mean is that I appreciate the pure genius of the human body. Without the rectal stretch receptors, you would never get the signal to go and poo would just sit there and dry out. And then you would be super cranky and start smashing things.
Make Shift Happen>>>Constipation & Abdominal Massage Studies
Managing opioid-induced constipation
Using to treat chronic constipation
constipation and quality of life in older adults: A randomized controlled trial
in Functional Chronic Constipation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
“Conclusion: Abdominal massage should be one of the first-line conservative approaches in the management of functional chronic constipation.”