GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF CONSTIPATION




For most of us, a good beginning to the day would mean a satis factory visit to the toilet.According to a survey , 14 per cent of ` people in urban India suffer from constipation. However, definition of constipation is quite subjective as bowel habits vary from person to person. While a daily evacuation could be a necessity for one, another could empty on alternate days, and both the individuals are equally healthy . Thus, before clicking the panic button, it is important to understand how the bowel normally functions and what actually constitutes constipation.
The bowel or intestine is a tube-like organ that extends from the stomach to the anus. It is divided into two parts. The upper part called `small intestine' begins from the stomach and along with it, is responsible for digestion of food. It is also here that absorption of nutrients takes place; whatever remains is passed further into the `large intestine' as liquid faeces. The large intestine aka colon absorbs water back into the body causing the faeces to become more solid. When these faeces reach the rectum (the lowest part of the colon), one feels the urge to pass motion.

An unhealthy bowel is a doorway to constipation that can cause piles, fissure, prolapse and a diminished sense of well-being. At Healing Hands Clinic (HHC), a proctology centre that specialises in diseases of the rectum and anal canal, constipation is tackled with a multi-pronged approach. For those with an occasional bout or looking for a detox, there is Colon Hydrotherapy , which is a drug-free, safe and effective way to cleanse the colon. If constipation is chronic (lasting more than three months), a holistic treatment MCDPA provides excellent results. “MCDPA is an amalgamation of modern science and Ayurveda and includes herbal laxatives, Biofeedback and Ayurvedic oil therapy, June onwards, we are opening a world class clinic at Kemps Corner,“ says Dr Nehal Patel (Proctologist, HHC Navi Mumbai).

Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS), a type of chronic constipation more common in women, cannot be corrected with any amount of medicines as it is a structural problem of the rectum and needs surgical correction. Recently proctologist and surgeon Dr Ashwin Porwal (MBBS, D.N.B.(Surgery), Dip. in Proctology (Italy), Dip. in Laparoscopy (EITSIRCAD, France), also the Founder of HHC, published his research paper on chronic constipation titled `STARR Surgery: Highest case series of 500 patients at India's largest proctology clinic'.

Where: Healing Hands Clinic, 5, Gahlot Majesty, Opposite NRI Colony, Palm Beach Road, Navi Mumbai.

Call SMS: 8693850004.

http://www.healinghandsclinic.co.in (*Procedures given are based on the expert's understanding of the said field)