Constipation is when bowel movements are infrequent and difficult and happen fewer than three times a week. Constipation can be caused by several reasons. It can be reason for the stools to be lumpy and hard, as well as unusually small or large.
Constipation is a common condition that affects people of all ages. The severity of constipation varies from person to person. A majority of persons experience constipation just for a short time while others can have a constipation which becomes chronic and causes considerable discomfort and pain. It may interfere with their regular daily life by making it impossible to go after their regular duties. A treatment of constipation, especially chrinic constipation, will be customized based on the underlying cause, which in certain cases however is not known.
Possible causes for constipation are bad eating habits, dehydration, medication, lack of exercise, and various systemic illnesses. The most common cause is insufficient nutrition. Patients complain of feeling full, stomach aches, and difficult bowel movements that expel only a bit of matter.
It’s usually enough to treat constipation by making changes to the diet, such as the addition of foods rich in fiber (whole grain products, legumes, vegetables, cereals, fruit, and nuts) and sufficient hydration. Furthermore, the affected person should make a habit of getting regular exercise and using the toilet (1-2 times a day after main meals) If these measures do not provide any relief, then a doctor can prescribe supplement fibers and controlled laxatives.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
Note: Your information will be kept anonymously.
Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
Enter your mobile phone number to identify yourself and you can finalize the appointment booking.
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