Last night I was driving home and gazing at the wonderful Christmas lights on peoples homes and was wondering?

Question

What is the leading cause of constipation?

Answer 1

Hell if I know! Us young people usually don't have to worry about that, so you must be getting old. JK baby!! I love ya anyway!!!

Answer 2

The leading cause of constipation is going to Wal-Mart and wondering about Razorback Shirts. The best way to get rid of it is to keep spewing crappy questions until you've passed the blockage.


Long Live Jambi

Answer 3

You need to eat beans and water because constipation will, of course, cause hemorrhoids along with that genetic thing.

Answer 4

Old Age

Answer 5

Lack of water in the diet, along with not enough soluable fiber.

Gosh, the Jenkins' always have such a nice display. It must take them hours to put it all together

Answer 6

Looking at Christmas lights while driving, I did it once and almost came head-on with another vehicle...I haven't crapped for a week.

Answer 7

Too much driving around and wondering about silly questions to use on YA! lol

Answer 8

Not eating enough food with fiber!! And not going to the bathroom when nature is calling because you're too busy doing something else!!

Answer 9

LOL! That is so random...halirious! The leading causes of consitpation are:

What causes constipation?
There may be several, possibly simultaneous, causes for constipation, including inadequate fiber and fluid intake, a sedentary lifestyle, and environmental changes. Constipation may be aggravated by travel, pregnancy or change in diet. In
some people, it may result from repeatedly ignoring the urge to have a bowel movement.
More serious causes of constipation include growths or areas of narrowing in the colon, so it is wise to seek the advice of a colon and rectal surgeon when constipation persists. Constipation may rarely be a symptom of scieroderma, lupus, or disorders of the nervous or endocrine systems, including thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and spinal cord injuries.

Constipation tends to occur when the transit (passage) of stool along the large intestine slows. Under normal circumstances, water is pulled from the stool as it passes through the large intestine. Slowed transit of stool allows the large intestine to pull more water from the stool, resulting in the hard, dry stools and associated difficult passage of stools that characterize constipation.

Diet is probably the leading cause of constipation. Much of the indigestible roughage has been removed through refining by Western food manufacturers, leading to a great decrease in the amount of residue available to form stool. The problem is often compounded by anxiety over not having bowel movements as often as one is "supposed to" and by ignoring the urge when it comes. The longer stool stays in your bowel, the harder it gets.

Many people take unnecessary laxatives or enemas, and in so doing empty out two or three days worth of bowel contents. When no bowel movement occurs for the next day or two, they take another laxative or enema, and the process repeats itself until the bowel just gets tired and unresponsive. So, be careful not to abuse these medicines.

Many drugs have a side-effect of constipation. The list is a long one, but common offenders include narcotic derivatives such as Codeine, Darvon, Demerol, Dilaudid, Morphine, Talwin, Percocet, Percodan, and Vicodin; antidiarrheals like Imodium, Lomotil, Paregoric and PeptoBismol; antispasmodics such as Bentyl, Donnatal, Levsin, Levbid, Levsinex, and Librax; antihypertensives, especially calcium channel blockers like Adalat, Calan, Cardizem, Dilacor, Norvasc, and Procardia; antiparkinson drugs like Cogentin and Sinemet; antihistamines; diuretics (water pills); antacids containing aluminum or calcium; and iron pills like ferrous sulfate, Feosol, and Ferrosequels. Of course, there are many others.

Constipation is sometimes caused by obstruction of the large intestine. Particularly in elderly and debilitated people, a large, hard mass of stool at the outlet, called a fecal impaction, blocks the way and must be removed. Small children may have a defect in their large bowel (called Hirschsprung's disease) that prevents it from moving its contents along. This can be a serious condition requiring surgery. Hypothyroidism (low thyroid activity) also can contribute to constipation. Narcotic-containing medications will frequently cause constipation.

Hormones can affect bowel movements. For example, too little thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism) and too much parathyroid hormone (by raising the calcium levels in the blood) can cause constipation. At the time of a woman's menstrual periods, estrogen and progesterone levels are high and may cause constipation. However, this is rarely a prolonged problem. High levels of estrogen and progesterone during pregnancy also can cause constipation.

More serious causes of constipation include growths or areas of narrowing in the colon, so it is wise to seek the advice of a colon and rectal surgeon when constipation persists. Constipation may rarely be a symptom of scieroderma, lupus, or disorders of the nervous or endocrine systems, including thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and spinal cord injuries.

Answer 10

Hehe....Nice one.
Medicine, and certain foods lead to constipation.