Constipation can be very annoying or it can be less annoying. It all depends upon the type of constipation you are suffering from. It is suffered by every individual and even members of the animal kingdom at sometime in their lives.

Following is a list of the types of constipation that are most common.

• Common constipation (also called occasional constipation)
• Chronic constipation
• Functional constipation
• Age-related constipation
• Travel-related constipation
• Pregnancy-related constipation
• Infant Constipation
• Severe constipation

Information about chronic constipation, infant constipation, pregnancy constipation, and severe constipation are comprehensively provided elsewhere on this website. Let’s look at the other types of constipation from the list above.

Common or Occasional Constipation:

It is the most common type of the most common types of constipation. Anyone who is an elder, a pregnant woman, traveler, taking certain medications, and who may have had surgery are most likely to suffer from this type of constipation. It can be easily treated by some changes in the lifestyle and occasional use of relaxatives.

Functional Constipation:

This type of constipation can be caused by many factors, but a bad diet, deeper psychosomatic disorder, nervous reactions, and inability or unwillingness to control one’s outer anal sphincter are the most common causative factors of functional constipation. Consult your doctor if you are suffering from this type of constipation.

Age-related Constipation:

Ageing affects the proper function of the bodily organs. Digestive system is not any exception to that. You need to talk to your doctor if you have fallen prey to this type of constipation. Only your doctor can advise you best to get rid of it.

Travel-Related Constipation:

The causative factors of travel-related constipation include typhoid fever – constipation, yellow fever – constipation, and Chagas’ disease. Your doctor is the best person who can figure out what is it that is causing you constipation due to your traveling. Do as your doctor advises you.