Firstly let's look at what Functional Constipation is.

It is a form of constipation resulting from us not following the correct kind of diet and not drinking enough fluids.

You should also take a close look at your own type of lifestyle; what you really want is a lifestyle that will help promote the movement of digested food through the intestines and colon correctly, and not hindering the process.

Although you may soon realize that there are many definitions as to relating to what constipation is, but to put it in simple terms constipation is a condition where fecal matter remains for too long in the colon prior to leaving the body through the rectum.

What should be remembered however is that constipation is a symptom and not a disease and it is telling you that your colon is not working properly or that you may have some form of gastrointestinal disease that you do not know about.

Constipation is a serious warning sign that the lifestyle you are leading and the diet you are on is causing an imbalance in the way your body works.

Many people will often ignore or try to eliminate the symptoms caused by constipation using unnatural or drugstore laxatives (which can only cause further problems).

In fact, you must avoid drugstore laxatives whenever possible as they can get addictive and will cause damage to the colon as well as producing some nasty side effects if used for extended periods of time.

In some cases they may create the problem of constipation which in fact you are trying to get rid of.