http://pharmasblog.com Get medical health care information about various diseases like diabetes, Arthritis, Depression and many more at one place. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:38:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://pharmasblog.com/2011/01/classifying-the-irritable-bowel-syndrome-trying-the-common-sense-approach-the-sluggish-bowel-needs-exercise-why-it-is-so-painful/ http://pharmasblog.com/2011/01/classifying-the-irritable-bowel-syndrome-trying-the-common-sense-approach-the-sluggish-bowel-needs-exercise-why-it-is-so-painful/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:31:35 +0000 admin http://pharmasblog.com/?p=160 The Sluggish Bowel Needs Exercise
Consider what you are doing with your body all day long; how you are restricting your abdominal muscles by the way you sit, by tight clothing or permanent tension. Walking or cycling to work, swimming or just doing a few simple stretch exercises every day can prevent constipation. More about this later.
Why it is So Painful
It is strange that the bowel can be cut without pain; it is the stretching of the wall beyond its normal limits that causes such agony. When the bowel is blocked with hard faeces wind cannot be expelled and the pressure builds up. If you are very uncomfortable you could use an occasional laxative or two glycerine suppositories, which you will find in any pharmacy. These cone-shaped jellies, about an inch long, draw water from the rectal wall, soften the stool and stimulate the desire to move the bowel. The best position for insertion is to lie on your side with your knees drawn up to the chest. If you moisten the pointed end of the suppository in warm water it should be quite painless to insert it high into the rectum; your finger should be protected by a rubber finger-cot (a protective covering rather like the finger of a rubber glove) or a double layer of clingfilm. It will be easier to retain the suppositories longer if you stay lying down and do some slow breathing. You might have the desire to move your bowel after a few minutes, but try to hang on; if you can manage ten to fifteen minutes you should have a more satisfactory result.
Some people buy enema kits from surgical stores or order them by mail order through health magazines, and find a warm water enema very helpful. Perhaps it would be better to ask your doctor before you take this step.
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