Constipation refers to bowel movements that are infrequent or hard to pass. The stool is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if one has not completely passed the bowel movement. Complications from constipation may include hemorrhoids, anal fissure or fecal impaction.
Primary care doctors, such as internists and family doctors, may treat people who have mild P.A.D. For more advanced P.A.D., a vascular specialist may be involved. This is a doctor who specializes in treating blood vessel diseases and conditions.
1 A nephrologist-a doctor who specializes in diseases of the kidney. 2  A neurologist-a doctor who specializes in diseases of the brain and nervous system. 3  A gastroenterologist-a doctor who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. 4  A pulmonologist-a doctor who specializes in diseases of the lungs.