Constipated for more than 5 days?

What would be the danger of being constipated for more than 5 days?

Constipation has many dangers and side effects. When the bowels are not regularly pushing waste out, the entire digestive system can become backed up and unhealthy. Waste stays in our bodies longer, and becomes sticky and hardened along the intestinal wall, and, overtime, starts to fester and enlarge intestinal pores, letting toxins enter our blood stream. It also causes strain during bowel movements, resulting in diverticula, outgrowths that form along the walls of the colon where food and waste can get stuck and cause infection. There are a few products that you can try to help with the issue if this is something that occurs frequently due to medications you are taking, you can add a stool softener like docusate sodium. For immediate relief there are enemas, or magnesium citrate and dulcolax (although this can take up to 8 hours). If this is a chronic problem that cannot be related to diet or medications you should have a discussion with your physician