For instance, suppose you needed to measure the total amount of time (expressed in hours and minutes) that elapsed from the time a loaded delivery truck with tandem drivers left your warehouse at noon on May 6, 2012, until the time the truck arrived at a customer location on May 8, 2012, at 8:45 a.m.
Sometimes, constipation may be a side effect of a medicine you are taking. Common types of medication that can cause constipation include: 1  aluminium antacids (medicine to treat indigestion).2  antidepressants. 3  antiepileptics (medicine to treat epilepsy). 4  antipsychotics (medicine to treat schizophrenia and other mental health conditions). 5  calcium supplements.f your constipation is caused by medication, the condition usually eases once you stop taking the medicine. However, you should not stop taking any prescribed medication unless your GP advises you to. Speak to your GP if you experience constipation due to a medicine. They may be able to prescribe an alternative.
What Causes Constipation? Constipation has many possible causes. This can make it difficult to find out whatâs causing your particular case of it. The cause can be as simple and easily fixed as a poor diet or as serious as colon cancer. More benign causes of constipation include a low-fiber diet, poor hydration, and a lack of regular exercise. Sedatives and medications that lower blood pressure may also cause constipation. Underlying medical conditions can also cause constipation.