There is no generally applicable standard number and consistency of stools, because it is a very individual thing. Among emptying disorders include mainly constipation and diarrhea.

Constipation

Constipation is a difficult evacuation of hard stools to the impossibility of spontaneous emptying, which in extreme cases must be performed by a doctor. Constipation can be a single disease (where the patient does not bother anything else), and often occurs as a symptom of some sometimes even serious intestinal disease (cancer of the bowel, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, malabsorption syndrome – malabsorption syndrome, adhesions in the abdomen, hemorrhoids, …) or diseases of other organs (decreased thyroid function, gynecological diseases, metabolic effects, neurologicaland psychiatric illnesses – parkinsonism, multiple sclerosis, depression, psychosis, etc.).

Causes of constipation may also be certain medicines – antidepressants, some medicines for heart attack or heart failure (diuretics), antacid (calcium carbonate), opiates (morphine, codeine, …) and drugs suppressing parasympathetic.

Often worth congestion only decreased intake of fluids and lack of fiber in the diet, so it is important to drink only when we are thirsty (it is a sign of inadequate fluid intake, daily water intake should be above 2 liters), followed by eating regularly and eat foods high fiber content (e.g. indigestible peel apples etc.) that facilitates the movement of formed stool colon. For example, people in developing countries (Africa) too suffer from constipation because they eat a lot of natural products with indigestible remnants.

Acute constipation encountered when traveling in which only related to the change of environment.Short-term constipation often after surgery before it resumes subdued activity of intestinal peristalsis (movement). When constipation pledge gases after the operation has lasted more than five days, it may be more serious in nature. Sometimes the crowd can turn out to be acute abdomen caused by intestinal obstruction requiring urgent surgical treatment.

Chronic constipation can be called. Habitual (simple, addictive). It is conditional and the lack of movement of fluids along with suppressing urge to defecate in a hurry, while unsatisfactory hygienic conditions, etc. of shame. This patient does not perceive either constipated or have abdominal fullness, loss of appetite, or even headaches. Sometimes it is chronic constipation nervous origin or frequent use of laxatives.

It is therefore important to find space and time to go to the bathroom in peace and without stress.

Try the following training: After waking up drink a glass of lukewarm water (or saline mineral water). Perform routine tasks in the morning every day in the same order and end your morning ritual of breakfast. With the distance from 20 to 30 minutes to try to empty regardless of whether you “wants” or not. This should be done every day with regularity and success then mostly come! At the same time, avoid suppressing urge to defecate and locate the nearest toilet.

Elderly people often have constipation while lying in the hospital, when as a result of lack of exercise makes up a stone stool drowsy intestine so that the newly-formed stool in a more fluid form bypasses the barrier and acts more like diarrhea, often confused with diarrhea of infectious origin. Such people are often equip stool must manually doctor.

Diarrhea

On the contrary, frequently going to the toilet stool softer nature is characteristic of diarrhea. For some people it is not a disease, just have naturally sparse or more frequent stools. Often it may be diarrhea of infectious origin when called. “
“Intestinal flu” (gastroenteritis) eg. When traveling abroad (traveler’s diarrhea), or food, which was a bacterial toxin. Such disorders are very sudden and violent, but fortunately not serious. Conversely charge can cause diarrhea containing mucus or blood (salmonellosis and similar infectious diseases, but also more serious chronic diseases such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or even tumor!).During the ongoing inflammation in the colon (colitis ulcerźní example, but also some infectious diarrhea) may be emptying associated with compulsive feelings on the throne and feeling inadequate emptying (lacking a sense of relief after emptying), which leaves only a little stool sometimes with mucus.

These disorders always require a doctor’s visit!