Constipation is a very common bowel movement problem. It is not a disease but a symptom in which a person experiences infrequent stools or faces and difficulty in passing them. In general, a person is called constipated if he/she does not have spontaneous (by itself, without medicines) defecation (discharge of feces from the body) i.e less than 3 times a week. Constipation may occur very commonly, but if the problem persists very frequently for several weeks or more it is considered to be chronic. You can get fast relief from constipation with your lifestyle and diet changes that you will learn in this article. Symptoms Below are the signs and symptoms of constipation: Less frequent bowel movements i.e. less than three bowel movements in one week Difficulty in passing stools Hard stools Abdominal discomfort/ pain Bloating (with flatulence, gas or wind) Bleeding anus due to passing hard stools Sense of incomplete removal after bowel movement Cause