The term constipation can have a variety of meanings. Patients may use the term to indicate the lack of an urge to defecate, a decreased frequency of bowel movements, difficulty in passing hard scybalous stools, the feeling of an incomplete evacuation or prolonged straining at toilet. In general, a condition is regarded as constipation when a person encounters fewer than three bowel movements per week while continuing a daily consumption of at least 19 g of fiber. In few cases, the situation may take a more serious turn in the form of fecal impaction or fecolith obstruction. This is an acute condition and needs an urgent attention.