Effects · health adverse
Constipation
Difficult, infrequent (less than 3 times a week), or incomplete bowel evacuation, often accompanied by hard stools and the need to strain.
- Supplements
- 43
- Practices
- 27
- Habits
- 32
How we rate evidence
Probability — how likely the effect is to show up
- Very high
- High
- Medium
- Low
Evidence — where the data comes from
- Scientific Meta-analyses and randomized trials
- Clinical Clinical trials and practice
- Animal research Animal studies
- People reports User reports and anecdotes
- Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested
Reported as a side effect of (102)
Probability High 3 Medium 29 Low 70
Evidence Clinical 37 People reports 61 Theoretical 4
- Adrafinil Supplements LowPeople reports
- Ashwagandha Supplements LowPeople reports
- Berberine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Beta-Sitosterol Supplements LowClinical
- Bromelain Supplements LowPeople reports
- Butyrate Supplements LowPeople reports
- Cabergoline Supplements LowClinical
- Calcium Alpha-Ketoglutarate Supplements LowClinical
- Calcium D-Glucarate Supplements LowPeople reports
- Calcium Supplements MediumClinical
- Cerebrolysin Supplements LowClinical
- Chlorella Supplements LowPeople reports
- Chondroitin Sulfate Supplements LowPeople reports
- Chromium Supplements LowPeople reports
- Cissus Quadrangularis Supplements LowPeople reports
- Collagen Peptides Supplements LowPeople reports
- Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL) Supplements LowPeople reports
- Fenugreek Extract Supplements LowPeople reports
- Fibers (prebiotics) Supplements LowPeople reports
- Glucosamine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Glutamine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Inositol Supplements LowPeople reports
- Iron Supplements MediumTheoretical
- L-Carnitine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Lycopene Supplements LowPeople reports
- Marshmallow Root Supplements LowPeople reports
- Memantine Supplements MediumTheoretical
- Milk Thistle Supplements LowPeople reports
- Phenylalanine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Probiotics Supplements LowPeople reports
- Propranolol Supplements LowClinical
- Protein Supplements LowPeople reports
- SAM-e Supplements LowPeople reports
- Saw Palmetto Supplements LowPeople reports
- Selegiline Supplements LowClinical
- Serine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Shilajit Supplements LowPeople reports
- Silica Supplements LowPeople reports
- Spirulina Supplements LowPeople reports
- St. John's Wort Supplements LowClinical
- Sulforaphane Supplements LowPeople reports
- Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Supplements LowPeople reports
- Vitamin D Supplements LowTheoretical
- Alternate Day Fasting Practices MediumClinical
- Carb Cycling Practices MediumPeople reports
- Contemporary Dance Practices LowPeople reports
- Digital Art Creation Practices LowClinical
- Elimination Diet Practices MediumPeople reports
- Knitting / Fiber Arts Practices LowClinical
- Fasting Mimicking Diet Practices MediumClinical
- Herbalism / Phytotherapy Practices LowPeople reports
- High-Fiber and Vegetable Diet Practices MediumClinical
- Intermittent Calorie Restriction Practices MediumClinical
- Jnana Yoga Practices LowPeople reports
- Running / Jogging Practices LowPeople reports
- Juice Fasting Practices LowPeople reports
- Ketogenic Diet Practices MediumClinical
- Low FODMAP Diet Practices LowClinical
- Mediterranean Diet Practices LowClinical
- Naturopathy Practices MediumClinical
- Periodic 24-hour Fasting Practices MediumPeople reports
- Plant-Based Diet Practices LowPeople reports
- Reducing Sugar and Processed Foods Practices LowPeople reports
- Seed Cycling Practices LowPeople reports
- Strength Training Practices LowPeople reports
- Trail Running Practices LowPeople reports
- Time-Restricted Eating 14/10 Practices LowPeople reports
- Time-Restricted Eating 16/8 Practices LowPeople reports
- Vipassana Meditation Practices LowPeople reports
- Prolonged Water Fasting Practices HighPeople reports
- Adequate Protein Intake Habits LowClinical
- Alcohol Consumption Habits LowPeople reports
- Binge Eating Episodes Habits MediumPeople reports
- Binge-Watching TV Shows for Hours Habits MediumClinical
- Suppressing Emotions Habits LowClinical
- Bulimia Habits MediumClinical
- Compulsive Online Shopping Habits MediumClinical
- Consume Probiotics Habits LowPeople reports
- People-Pleasing to Your Own Detriment Habits MediumClinical
- Doomscrolling (Consuming Negative News) Habits LowClinical
- Drug Use Habits HighClinical
- Eat Whole Foods Habits LowClinical
- Emotional Eating Habits MediumPeople reports
- Engaging in Conflict Habits LowClinical
- Engaging in Negative Gossip Habits LowClinical
- Excessive Worrying Habits MediumClinical
- Fast Food Consumption Habits MediumClinical
- High-Fiber Diet Habits MediumClinical
- Inactive Lifestyle Habits MediumClinical
- Intermittent Fasting Habits MediumPeople reports
- Irregular Sleep-Wake Schedule Habits LowClinical
- Insufficient Fruit and Vegetable Intake Habits HighTheoretical
- Manage Calorie Intake Habits MediumPeople reports
- Mindless Snacking Habits LowPeople reports
- Engaging in Negative Self-Talk Habits MediumClinical
- Not eating enough Habits MediumPeople reports
- Plant Intake Habits LowClinical
- Maintaining Poor Posture Habits LowClinical
- Prolonged Sitting Habits MediumPeople reports
- Engaging in Self-Sabotaging Behaviors Habits MediumPeople reports
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Habits LowPeople reports
- Working Excessive Hours Habits MediumPeople reports
Mitigated by (1)
- Nicotine Supplements People reports