The True Origin of Constipation🌿 What if your body had something important to tell you?

I invite you to open yourself to a new perspective—deeper and more compassionate—where every symptom could be the expression of something that needs to be resolved. Perhaps constipation isn’t just a matter of diet or routine…

What if it were linked to a situation you can’t seem to move forward? An experience lived intensely, in solitude, with no apparent way out, may have left a mark that your body is still trying to process in its own way. And because the issue hasn’t been fully resolved, the symptoms of that event still persist. Maybe understanding that message is the first step toward releasing what’s stuck—both inside and out.

🚫 Constipation: when something in your life won’t move forward

🌿 What if your body were lovingly responding to something you haven’t been able to resolve yet?

Imagine, for a moment, that what you’re feeling is not a mistake—but a precise, biological, and intelligent response. When we experience a dramatic, unexpected event in isolation, the body activates an emergency program: an adaptive process designed to help us survive. As long as that conflict remains unresolved, one or more organs remain in an active phase, altering their function to support us in that critical moment.

In nature, these types of conflicts are resolved quickly: the animal either escapes, fights, or dies. But we humans can stay trapped for weeks, months, or even years in unresolved conflicts that become symbolic—a debt, a relationship, a betrayal, an invasion, a threat, the loss of territory, etc.—and our body interprets them as real. These aren’t life-or-death situations, but symbolic ones, like the idea that a new employee at work might threaten your job position, or that a new sibling might steal all your parents’ love. And yet, incredibly, the body responds with the same urgency as it would to a real threat.

Today, I invite you to explore how these invisible connections between emotion, biology, and meaning can open the door to understanding… and healing.

🧠 Constipation occurs during the active phase of a biological conflict related to a situation that cannot move forward or be resolved. The biological program is actually designed to tone the intestinal muscles so they can more easily push forward hard “bites,” like pieces of meat with bone—things that are common in nature. But the body cannot distinguish between a physical bite that doesn’t move because it’s too hard, and a symbolic situation that is stuck.

In both cases, during the active conflict phase, muscle growth will occur so that, once the conflict is resolved, the bite or situation will never get stuck again. But nature waits for you to resolve the issue in order to complete the biological program. It’s logical that during the growth of smooth muscle in the active conflict phase (controlled by the mesencephalon, of endodermal origin), constipation appears, because the function of peristalsis—that is, the intestinal movement that pushes the bite forward—is totally or partially stopped, depending on the intensity of the drama and the duration of the conflict.

Once the conflict is resolved, halfway through the repair phase, the improved muscle will reactivate with a spastic “crisis” movement, like a cramp, which stimulates the rapid elimination (thanks to the increase in smooth muscle and strength) of all the material that remained in the intestine—resulting in the well-known symptom of diarrhea.

It’s important to understand that once the situation has been completely resolved and the biological program has ended, improvement occurs not only at the organic level but also at the mental and emotional level. The person not only recovers physically, but also becomes mentally stronger. With this new inner state and more mature behavior, it becomes easier to move forward symbolic situations that previously felt stuck—or to digest literal “real bites” (such as tough foods, bones, etc.) in cases where the conflict was literal and biological.

🌿 It’s as if nature rewards those who dare to resolve—or at least try to resolve—what once overwhelmed them with a new opportunity for maturity and growth. That’s why, in the repair phase, once the biological program is completed, a real functional improvement appears: during the active phase, the organ grows but cannot yet be used; only halfway through the repair phase does the improved capacity begin to function.

In the specific case of the smooth muscles of the intestine, the biological purpose during the active phase is precisely the thickening or growth of the muscle to push the “bite” or situation forward with greater strength. However, that strength can’t be used during the active phase, because it is still developing. Only from the middle of the repair phase does this new musculature begin to function—and this is when diarrhea appears, as a sign of reactivated peristalsis and the end of constipation.

A subtle but powerful way in which the body shows us that it’s ready to move forward… along with us.

➡️ So, in summary…

🛑 During the active phase —that is, while the conflict remains unresolved— intestinal movement slows down or stops.

🔄 Once the conflict is resolved, movement reactivates after the muscles have strengthened during the active phase.

💡 To talk about constipation, we need to focus on the smooth muscles of the intestine.
🧠 These muscles are regulated by the autonomic nervous system, not by voluntary control. That’s why no matter how hard we try to push, we can’t move the intestine—just like we can’t control the muscles of blood vessels, arteries, the atrium of the heart, etc.

🛠️ What happens during the Active Phase of a biological conflict?

➡️ The body attempts to strengthen and grow the smooth muscle to improve its ability to move the “morsel” or situation forward.
⚠️ As a side effect, temporary paralysis of the muscle occurs, which leads to constipation if the intestinal smooth muscles are involved in the conflict.

When constipation is sporadic or recurring, it is often because the person is repeatedly falling back into the same biological conflict. One way to identify the conflict is to notice when diarrhea appears—this indicates the body has entered the repair phase, meaning the resolution happened minutes or hours before.

On the other hand, if the person had regular bowel movements and suddenly becomes constipated, it is helpful to examine what happened between the last normal movement and the start of constipation: what event occurred, what news was received, what situation feels stuck, or what desire is being blocked.

In the case of children, the conflict is often more visible: they express what they need, but adults might not listen or take it seriously—without realizing that what the child is asking for could be directly linked to resolving a biological conflict. Listening to and validating their emotional world is key to supporting them consciously and respectfully, helping them avoid relapses and preventing future illness.

Each organ in the body has a specific biological function and responds to different types of conflicts. To understand how each works and to deeply grasp the language of the body, we invite you to take our free course 👉 HERE.
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🧨 What is a biological shock?

It is an event experienced as: 💥 Dramatic
😱 Unexpected
🧍‍♂️ In solitude
⛔ With no immediate solution

When lived this way, the body activates a biological emergency program to adapt better to the situation.

🚫 Constipation appears as a response to a specific conflict:

🧱 The frustration of not being able to move the morsel or situation forward.

Examples:
👉 Something happened. I want it to change, but I can’t make it happen.
👉 The situation doesn’t progress—there are obstacles, distractions, delays, and frustrations.

This directly affects intestinal movement because everything is stalled.

🧬 The biological sense:
➡️ To push the morsel (real or symbolic).

This program is often linked to another:
🧪 “Something vital is missing”
(e.g. I need money, time, support, resources… my project isn’t moving forward).
👉 This also triggers a water retention program in the kidney’s collecting tubules.

🧘 What’s the first step?
Becoming aware of the conflict.

💬 We get frustrated when:

• Things don’t go as planned
• Projects, tasks, or goals don’t materialize
• There is pressure, impatience, or stress

✅ Developing stress-coping strategies or having alternative goals (Plan B) can help overcome frustration.

🔄 What happens in the Repair Phase (PCL)?

🧩 Midway through this phase, the muscle stretches, which can once again cause temporary paralysis.
➡️ This might result in another short bout of constipation, quickly followed by:
💨 Diarrhea, as a result of reactivated peristalsis.

In conclusion, it’s important to understand that the first steps to overcoming constipation—whether your own or your child’s—don’t involve medication. They start by identifying the situation that’s not moving forward.

From there, the true path is to create a strategy to resolve that conflict, so the body can naturally exit the active phase and restore its movement.

In children, this process can be more complex. While parents can support and encourage resolution, the conflict itself is resolved only by the one who experiences it. It’s essential to understand that everyone resolves in their own unique way—no two solutions are alike.

However, parents who truly know their children can often recognize which situations are stuck and support them consciously—from changing small routines to something as concrete as respecting their personal space (like not filling their room with things that don’t belong to them). Sometimes, big changes begin with small insights.

✨ Once the situation is acknowledged and resolved, diarrhea becomes a clear signal that the body has exited the conflict: a biological compass pointing to the end of the program. From there, you’ll be able to better recognize the kinds of situations that have become emotional “Achilles’ heels” for that person.

Observing, understanding, and accompanying this process is the true path to both personal and biological evolution.

I hope this information supports you in your life.

Thank you for reading this article.

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Gaston Vargas