Chronic Constipation — Causes, Related Conditions & Affordable Treatment
Chronic Constipation can be associated with multiple conditions. Consult a healthcare provider to determine the cause and appropriate treatment.
Conditions Related to Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
- Constipation Drug-Induced
- Constipation Occasional
- Functional Constipation
- IBS with Constipation
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Medications used for related conditions
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About Constipation (the broader symptom)
This summary describes Constipation, the broader symptom. Chronic Constipation is a more specific topic.
Constipation means having fewer than three bowel movements a week. The stool (poop) can be hard and dry. Sometimes it is painful to pass. At one time or another, almost everyone gets constipated. In most cases, it lasts a short time and is not serious.
There are many things you can do to prevent constipation. They include:
Eating more fruits, vegetables and grains, which are high in fiber
Drinking plenty of water and other liquids
Getting enough exercise
Taking time to have a bowel movement when you need to
Using laxatives only if your health care provider says you should
Asking your provider if medicines you take may cause constipation
It's not important that you have a bowel movement every day. If your bowel habits change, however, check with your provider.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus topic page. Topic date: 02/26/1999. MedlinePlus file date: 10/15/2026 02:30:37.
Conditions related to Constipation
These conditions are associated with Constipation, the broader symptom.
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux (GERD)
- Acute Liver Failure
- Afferent Loop Syndrome
- Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Allergic Proctocolitis
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Liver)
- Amyloidosis (GI)
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Fistula
This is not medical advice. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist.
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Related symptoms
Directory filing for Chronic Constipation
In our directory, Chronic Constipation is filed under Pain. A filing is a directory label, not a diagnosis.
Other pages filed under Pain that share a word in the page name are listed here. Filing them together does not mean they are the same symptom.
This is not medical advice. Talk with a clinician about what applies to you.