Now just any back pain and constipation is nothing to worry about. A severe case of constipation can cause pressure on the abdomen and back. However, if the pain is very severe and almost piercing at times almost to the point of nausea, then there are other symptoms you need to look for in order to know if this particular back pain and constipation might be a symptom of a much larger problem.
One of the first things you want to check when facing severe back pain and constipation is a person’s temperature. If it is above 100, then some kind of infection is raging in your body. And guess what? When the solid waste in our bodies has no place to go due to constipation, the toxins and harmful bacteria present will eventually wind up in the blood stream and can cause infections—things that tend to cause us to have a temperature.