Functional constipation - Yesterday's constipation

Japanese: 機能性便秘 - きのうせいべんぴ
Functional constipation - Yesterday's constipation

...In everyday life, it is used to describe a long period of time (2 or 3 days or more) when there is no bowel movement, when hard, dry stool is passed, or when defecation is incomplete and there is a feeling of residual stool. Constipation is divided into functional constipation and organic constipation. The former occurs when the effective movement of the colon is reduced due to the influence of the autonomic nervous system, digestive tract hormones, etc., and the transport of contents is insufficient, while the latter occurs when the passage is obstructed by organic lesions such as tumors (cancer, etc.), inflammation, and the associated adhesions.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "functional constipation" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日常的には長い日数(2日または3日以上)便通がないとか,硬く乾燥した便が排出するとか,排便が不十分で残便感を感ずるなどのときの表現として用いられている。便秘は機能性便秘と器質性便秘とに分けられる。前者は自律神経,消化管ホルモン等の影響で,結腸の有効な運動が低下し内容物の輸送が十分に行われないために起こるものをいい,後者は腫瘍(癌等)や炎症,それに伴う癒着などの器質的な病変によって通過が障害されて起こるものをいう。…

※「機能性便秘」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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