Constipation (Obstipation)

Nothing moves. You feel the pressure, the heaviness, the sense that something inside you has gotten stuck — literally. Your intestine, which normally works in calm, rhythmic waves, has come to a standstill. What goes in no longer comes out. Or only with effort, painfully, incompletely.

Medically, constipation is a dysfunction of intestinal motility. Too little movement, too little fluid, too little fibre — the usual suspects. And yes, they do play a role. But the psychosomatic perspective asks deeper: what is stalling in your life that your body has decided to refuse the most natural of all processes — letting go of what has been used up?

Your intestine is not an isolated organ, but a mirror. And when it comes to a standstill, something else is usually standing still too.