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.
In a press release related to the study, Dr. Nathaniel F. Watson, an associate professor of neurology at the University of Washington in Seattle and one of the authors of the study, said that a substantial portion of sleep disruption in fibromyalgia is due to restless legs syndrome..