Warning--Constipation Medicine May Cause Serious Damage

Anyone looking for constipation medicine does not have to try very hard—just about every pharmacy and grocery store has shelves filled with various products for bowel incontinence.  These constipation remedies vary greatly in both function and application so it is important to do your homework before deciding upon one product.  Some of the most common and popular forms of over the counter constipation relief include:

• Laxatives
• Herbal Supplements
• Colon Cleansers

Enemas and suppositories used to be quite popular forms of constipation treatment and they are still used with children and in cases of severe incontinence.  However, because they are administered directly to the anal cavity and tend to be a bit messy, most people today tend to prefer using a laxative for short term relief of constipation symptoms. 

A laxative helps stimulate the muscles in the colon so that it will push the feces and waste through the body.  Unless a severe blockage is present or the cause of constipation is due to a larger medical problem, a laxative will typically help you to pass stool within a day or two of initiating treatment.  However, because laxatives tend to be made with stimulants, they are not the best form of constipation relief as they can cause a number of major side effects, including:

• Insomnia
• Loss of appetite
• Malnutrition
• Addiction
• Tremors
• Dehydration and further constipation problems in the future

Given enough time and abuse, laxatives can cause some very serious medical problems and even death.  Anorexics typically abuse laxatives to the point of damaging their internal organs and causing permanent and irreversible harm to their body.  While a laxative is generally safe when trying to relieve short term constipation pain, they should not be used more than 1 or 2 days at a time.  However, it is perfectly natural for constipation problems to persist even after using a laxative.

Even laxatives are not an appropriate home remedy for constipation in some cases because they simply do not address the underlying problem.  In many instances, the cause of constipation is a blockage known as a fecal impaction which tends to form between the bottom of the large intestines and the top of the colon.  The impaction forms because waste and feces collect along the walls of the gastrointestinal tract and tend to restrict and narrow the passageway through the colon making blockages more likely. 

A laxative may help push feces through the colon but it will do nothing about the dried layers of feces and other waste clinging to the walls and causing the blockage.  The best constipation remedy for such a problem is a bowel cleanser.  A good colon cleanser made from all natural ingredients will dissolve and remove the concentrated feces and thus eliminate the potential for bowel incontinence in the future due to blockage. 

Just be sure to buy a colon cleanser made from all natural ingredients as those made from chemicals and other synthetic ingredients may cause serious side effects that can cause more damage than good.  Remember, your constipation medicine should make things better—not worse.

Try New Colon Sweep today and discover how natural, safe, gentle and effective chronic constipation relief can be.