When a person suffers from constipation, he/she usually has these symptoms.

Diseases of the Mouth

The mouth is the indicator of the condition of the colon. A patient having chronic constipation develops a coated tongue and gets ba"d breath from the mouth. The patient may get tonsillitis, inflammation of gums, ulcers in the mucous membrane of the mouth and bleeding of gums. There is excessive salivation and saliva comes out of the mouth of the patient during sleep.

Stomach Disorders

The person who suffers from constipation loses his appetite immediately. The food he eats is not digested properly. He feels heaviness in the abdomen after eating. He gets nausea and vomiting. Sometimes, this can lead to hyperacidity, acid eructation and burning sensation in the chest.

Intestinal Disorders

Because of accumulation of gas, there is abdominal distension. The ingested food does not get digested properly and the nutrient fraction of the food is not absorbed from the intestine into the blood stream. The patients suffer from malnourishment.

Diseases of the Colon

Because of long accumulation of fecal matter in the colon, several local diseases are caused such as inflamma­tion and ulceration of the colon. Piles, of course, are the common outcome of constipation. Gradually the colon loses the tone of its muscles.

The patient suffering from chronic constipation is very likely to get chronic bronchitis, asthma, laryngitis and pharyngitis. Such patients frequently get palpitation in the chest.

Headaches

Headache is a common manifestation of chronic constipa­tion. The patients may suffer from refraction errors and cataract.

Sleeplessness

Sleeplessness is often the outcome of chronic constipa­tion. The patient becomes irritable and emotional and he suffers from several neurotic disorders.