Diseases Of The Colon Caused By Constipation
Radiation colitis after radiotherapy.
Diseases of the colon caused by constipation. You may be constipated for many reasons and constipation may have more than one cause at a time. In addition intestinal obstructions caused by scar tissue adhesions from past surgery or strictures of the colon or rectum can compress squeeze or narrow the intestine and rectum causing constipation. These conditions include irritable bowel syndrome constipation hemorrhoids anal fissures abscess colitis polyps and colon cancer. Newborns toddlers and older children with the condition require either a pull through or ostomy surgery.
Heartburn medications like aluminum or calcium antacids. Changes to what you eat or your activities not enough water or fiber in your diet eating a lot of dairy products not being active resisting the urge to poop stress overuse of laxatives some medications especially strong pain drugs such as narcotics. It is an inherited condition and is present at birth. Diseases and conditions that can increase your risk of intestinal obstruction include.
Diuretics water pills drugs to lessen or treat muscle spasms in your gut. Crohn s disease cause not known. Signs and symptoms that are common to both crohn s disease and ulcerative colitis include. Swollen veins in your anus hemorrhoids.
Iron pills to treat some kinds of anemia. Hirschsprung disease is a condition in which some of the nerves of the large intestine are missing which creates symptoms of constipation gas anemia and even sepsis. Stool that can t be expelled fecal. Torn skin in your anus anal fissure.
Some causes of constipation include. Is it your medications. Abdominal pain and cramping. Blood in your stool.
Calcium channel blockers that control blood pressure. A large or hard stool can cause tiny tears in the anus. Causes of constipation may include slow movement of stool through your colon delayed emptying of the colon from pelvic floor disorders. Ulcerative colitis cause not known.
Ischemic colitis caused by not enough blood going to the colon. A number of systemic conditions like scleroderma can also cause constipation. Complications of chronic constipation include.