4 Bad Effects Of Holding Poop

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JAKARTA - Some people may prefer to hold their bowel movements (BAB) due to several conditions. Like being out of the house and not wanting to use a public toilet or delaying defecation because you are in the middle of an event, for example a virtual office meeting.

The decision to withhold defecation would not be a problem if it was only occasionally. But you need to be careful if the habit is done quite often.

Defecation aims to empty the intestines of the remains of food that has been processed by the body. So holding it from defecating can certainly affect the digestive system and have a bad impact on your body's condition.

Then what are the effects that can be caused by holding back a bowel movement too often, here are some of them.

Uncomfortable feeling

Holding back bowel movements can apparently affect the activities you are doing. You may feel uncomfortable, restless or have no appetite after holding a bowel movement for a while. This happens because when holding bowel movements, your stomach becomes bloated or bloated due to feces that should be expelled but are not immediately removed.

Constipation

One of the problems that can be caused by holding back a bowel movement is constipation. Launching Hello Sehat, most of the content of feces consists of water. This allows feces to move easily through the intestines before being expelled through the rectum. However, when feces are retained in the intestines, the body will reabsorb the water content. As a result, the stool becomes hard and dry and hard.

Hemorrhoids

It turns out that holding back a bowel movement can cause pressure on the anus. The more often the pressure can make hemorrhoids or hemorrhoids occur. Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels in the end of the large intestine (rectum) and the anus or anus. If it is severe, hemorrhoids can even cause bleeding during bowel movements.

Bacterial infection

Stool is the remains of food that has been processed by the digestive system and excreted through the anus. So when feces are retained, it means our bodies store toxins. The bad news, if it happens for a long time it can cause the intestines to become damaged.

You also have the potential to get an infection if you have faeces coming out through an injured or damaged gut. The infection can also put pressure on the intestines, resulting in obstructed blood flow through the intestinal wall. The result is predictable, the intestinal tissue eventually lacks blood and dies.