Symptoms Of Constipation

The main symptom of constipation is a hard, dry stool that is infrequent or difficult to pass.

Other symptoms may include:

✓   Two or fewer bowel motions per week

✓   Hard, lumpy, dry stools

✓   Straining to pass a motion

✓   Abdominal cramps

✓   Bloated abdomen

✓   Lack of energy

✓   Having to sit on the toilet for much longer than usual

✓   Sensation afterwards that the bowel hasn’t fully emptied