Coffee Reduces Risk of Bladder Cancer. Researchers have long considered smoking a risk factor for bladder cancer, a disease that strikes about 55,000 Americans each year. But the results of a new study published in the January 2001 issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggest that risk may be far higher than previously thought.
The causes of irregular bowel movements (such as constipation) may include any of the following: 1  Dietary changes. 2  Hormonal changes. 3  Side effects of medication.  Illness or the onset of digestive 1  disorders. Anatomical abnormalities.  Sedentary lifestyle.
Volvulus can also occur in the large bowel, most often in the sigmoid colon. Other possible causes of bowel obstruction include: 1  Impacted stools (poo) from severe constipation.2  Diseases that affect the intestinal wall such as Crohn's disease or diverticular disease. 3  Gallstones.4  A swallowed item.5  Intussusception, where part of the intestine folds in on itself.ther possible causes of bowel obstruction include: 1  Impacted stools (poo) from severe constipation. 2  Diseases that affect the intestinal wall such as Crohn's disease or diverticular disease. 3  Gallstones. 4  A swallowed item. 5  Intussusception, where part of the intestine folds in on itself.