Gallbladder problems and constipation frequently go hand in hand. Constipation, light colored or chalky stools, pain or nausea after eating, difficulty digesting fats with gas and bloating, headaches, and a bitter taste in the mouth are all signs that gallstones or other gallbladder ailments have reduced the flow of bile.

Just about everybody is aware that prunes and fiber-rich cereals encourage regularity, but the foods that cause constipation aren?t as well known. What are the foods that cause constipation?

Just about everybody knows that constipation?s causes include lack of fiber in the diet and not drinking enough water. Not everybody knows that causes of constipation can include eating foods like fish.

Before you use an enema, constipation can be treated with changes in diet, changes in exercise, stool softeners, laxatives, and/or bulking agents. Enemas can be very effective when used occasionally and administered the right way (more about that in a moment). The problem is that most people don?t administer enemas the right way. And enemas can cause more problems than they cure.

Constipation and back pain often accompany one another. Constipation contributes to a condition doctors and chiropractors classify as "simple back pain." That is, constipation often causes back pain when no other source of back pain is obvious.