To understand constipation, it helps to know how the colon, or large intestine, works. As food moves through the colon, the colon absorbs water from the food while it forms waste products, or stool. Muscle contractions in the colon then push the stool toward the rectum. By the time stool reaches the rectum it is solid, because most of the water has been absorbed.
Constipation occurs when the colon absorbs too much water or if the colon�s muscle contractions are slow or sluggish, causing the stool to move through the colon too slowly. As a result, stools can become hard and dry. Common causes of constipation are
If you are pregnant, yes you can be constipated. One does not equal the other, but it can be a sign of pregnancy. The hormones surging through your body (particularly progesterone) will slow down peristalsis (contracting of your colon) and therefore you become constipated.
you could be but it could also mean hormonal imbalance
It could mean you're pregnant
No.
You could be pregnant
It could, but it could also mean you ate a bad cheeseburger.
It could or it could just be injured or have a disease
Three year old (with?) constipation, or possibly constipation of three years' duration.
Not really as it could just mean your not hungry at the moment
You could be, in the sense that it doesn't definitively mean you're not pregnant.
most likely that you are pregnant, there could be other reasons. if you are pregnant and spotting, i would get to a doctor right away. it could mean infection or miscarriage
8/10 it can mean your pregnant! So I Provide you to go to the clinic
In females it could mean your pregnant. In male you could have something wrong with your reproductive system. Often it could be cramps. But if you are having pains in quadrant 4 it could be appendicitis. which would be your lower right half. consult with your doctor.