Neurological and Mental Causes of Constipation
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Experiments and facts: constipation
In the medulla oblongata there are 4 ventricles, in the area of its bottom there are desires to go to the toilet. Our brain (head and spinal) controls the work of the entire intestine, therefore, disorders of the central and peripheral systems are reduced to the fact that a person has poorly digested food and there are constipation.
If you once hurt your back, in particular, the spinal cord, frequent constipation and problems with the chair are possible. In the event that a person is confined to a wheelchair, he has problems with the gastrointestinal tract, which are accompanied by regular and difficult constipation. Sclerosis, osteochondrosis and diseases of the back are obvious causes of constipation.
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Freud about constipation
Freud believed that in childhood people have a high tendency to constipation. It has now been proven that in early childhood (children aged 3-5 years) the anus is a very sensitive and erogenous area. Children can specifically hold on without defecating due to the fact that they are pleased when the accumulation of feces reaches its apogee. In this case, the anus is irritated in children of this age and the kids get pleasure from it. It is not bad when children behave this way; in the process of growing up, this behavior passes, but frequent special delays of feces may cause constipation.
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Why do adults suffer?
Adults may suffer from constipation due to several reasons: lack of sanitation in the toilet, a late awakening from sleep, general depressions, a sense of shame in public toilets (at work, etc.), fussiness in the morning. Especially prone to constipation adolescents or people who have manifestations of neuroticism.
Constipation may indicate a person's mental disorders, depression, if you are constantly in an annoying environment, constipation occurs. Everyone is faced with failures and disappointments, these are both problems at work and in the family, school, relationships with the opposite sex (failures in personal life). Depression is not a positive sign for health to flourish. Conflict can cause problems with defecation.
Trip to the doctor
If you go to a doctor with an obvious problem - constipation, explain to him clearly your emotional state lately, have you had any strong irritants in recent days, and only then will the doctor be able to provide expert help by understanding in detail your problem.