Its a misconception among people who think constipation as a disease. Constipation, in fact, is a habit of intestines. If you do not help your intestines to keep good peristaltic movements, intestines will go sluggish and excretion is bound to interrupt. A lot of water, good fibrous diet ( but light diet), a good walking, optionally yoga postures for stomach, breathing exercises - all may help you shed away constipation by enhancing peristalsis which push the excreta in intestines. wrong diet hampers it. Lethargy also hampers it. Less water and fibers also hamper it. Medicinal role is least. However very basic thing which is TRIPHALA coarse powder, if taken regularly with honey ( for non diabetics), solves this problem slowly but sustains it. Your gynaec s view about fibroid is beyond my imagination. Which fibroids she has mentioned?