It is a common disorder of the digestive tract and it can occur at any age for a variety of reasons. The dynamics of defecation may be slow, less frequent, difficult, laboured or painful, and the consistency of the stool may change. Constipation may seem like a trivial problem, but it can affect your daily life and can have a number of consequences that can damage your quality of life. Stagnant faeces can put pressure on the surrounding tissues, impede their circulation, cause rectal hernia and other intestinal dilations, damage to the anus or its rapture. Forced defecation strains the perineal tissues, and hemorrhoids may develop. The anal sphincter may fail to function properly, resulting in the disturbance of wind and stool control. The permeability of the intestinal tissues and walls is altered, and substances may be absorbed and released into the bloodstream from the intestinal contents, which have no place to be there because they should have been removed with the stools. Years or decades of unresolved constipation can lead to constant irritation of the cells of the intestinal mucosa by hard faeces, which can often react with inflammation and tissue proliferation (polyps, tumours). It is worth looking for a solution before having to face such serious difficulties.

Constipation may be caused by insufficient fluid intake, low fibre foods, other dietary habits, old age, sedentary lifestyle, pregnancy, poorly established bowel habits, or it may be an accompanying symptom of a variety of diseases. Medication can also slow down bowel functions, and a tumour can also cause an obstruction to the passage of excreta. There may be underlying psychological processes, negative experiences associated with defecation. The reabsorption of fluid from the intestinal contents may be so severe that the stool becomes hard and lumpy. Painful bowel movements, sometimes with symptoms of other bowel/rectal diseases can appear, bloating, abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, rectal distension, bleeding may happen.

It is worth taking a holistic view to treat constipation, with a thorough review of your daily routine in terms of lifestyle, diet, fluid intake, exercise and voiding habits. It is important to eliminate or reduce activities that put strain on the tissues of the lower body. Incorporating changes to your daily practice that support bowel and blood circulation, improving the condition of the perineal muscles and anal sphincters can be a short- and long-term solution. This way, in many cases, medical interventions (drugs, laxatives, enemas, surgery) can be avoided. In the experience of professionals, the complex approach and the movement material of the Kriston Intimate Training support patients in what to do differently, what to change, which the doctor cannot do for them. This is why proctologists, internists and gastroenterologists recommend taking the course. In the sessions, you will be able to see the sometimes diverse causes of your problems in a systematic way, followed by the recognition of what you need to change in order to achieve successful self-rehabilitation.

The doctor cannot make lifestyle changes for us, cannot watch our fluid intake, diet, exercise or do the Kriston pelvic floor training. What only you can do for yourself, can't be replaced. These are the things you can learn in the Kriston Intimate Training sessions. We learn habits that protect your lower abdomen, and look at the 'scripts', and by changing them, you can expect the outcome to change as well. Anxiety and constipation often goes hand in hand, we'll also look at what might be behind this. In pregnant women constipation can occur intermittently, sometimes associated with taking vitamins, and we regularly get feedback that once the exercises are incorporated into the daily routine, the problem goes away. Nothing happens without a reason, and this symptom can be remedied if the underlying cause is identified. This is what we can help You with.