Complications of chronic constipation include: Swollen veins in your anus (hemorrhoids). Straining to have a bowel movement may cause swelling in the veins in and around your anus. Torn skin in your anus (anal fissure). A large or hard stool can cause tiny tears in the anus.
The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine study concluded that doctors should routinely ask fibromyalgia patients about symptoms of restless legs syndrome. The sooner treatment can be started, the sooner the patient can get a better night's sleep and begin improving the quality of his or her life.
Genetic Links in Fibromyalgia. Researchers began looking into a possible genetic component of fibromyalgia long ago because it does tend to run in families, in what are called clusters.. Much of the work has involved identical twins. The body of research has been growing since the 1980s.