3 days or longer is considered too long to be constipated.
If you remain constipated longer than 3 days even after you've tried laxatives then you should see a doctor as it could require medical attention to relieve the constipation.
Constipation is medically defined as someone having less than 3 bowel movements per week or when the person is experiencing hard or dry poop.
If you haven't been able to poop within 3 days or if the constipation last longer than a week or two or if you have any severe pain, blood in your poop or difficulty with any daily activities due to constipation or you have bloating, nausea or vomiting along with the constipation that doesn't get better or doesn't go away you should see a doctor.
The worst symptoms of constipation are feeling that your rectum is blocked, stomach pain and stomach cramping, the need to use a finger to remove the poop, feeling that your poop has not passed, hard dry or lumpy poop and fewer than three pops per week.
Some people can go up to a week or 8 to 9 days without pooping depending on their diet.
If you have not pooped within a week or 8 days it could be a sign that you're constipated.
There are some weeks that I go up to 8 days before pooping even though I'm eating healthy.
A person should poop at least 2 times to 3 times a week.
Some people poop 2 to 3 times a day and some people go 3 to 4 days without pooping which is normal.
A good natural laxative are prunes, apples, Flax, Basil Seed drinks, Beans, Kefir and Kiwi.
Eating prunes and beans can get you to poop immediately or even almost immediately.
Oatmeal and Dried fruit can also help you poop.
Things you can drink to make you poop immediately are Prune Juice, Apple Juice, Aloe Vera Juice, Herbal Tea, Lemon Juice, Coffee or even take some castor oil.
Castor oil has been used for years as a natural remedy for constipation and can get your bowels moving.
The best way to poop instantly when constipated is to take some laxatives or do an enema.
You can also drink prune juice, apple juice, eat high fiber foods etc to help get your bowels moving.
When constipated you should sit on the toilet for at least 5 minutes.
If you've been sitting on the toilet longer than 5 minutes and still have not pooped then you should take some laxatives to help relieve your constipation or use an enema.
When you're constipated the constipation will feel like tightness in your abdomen, or a sharp, cramping pain deep in your gut.
The signs and symptoms of constipation include.
Passing fewer than three stools a week.
Having lumpy or hard stools.
Straining to have bowel movements.
Feeling as though there's a blockage in your rectum that prevents bowel movements.
Feeling as though you can't completely empty the stool from your rectum.