Best Answer: The peripheral nervous system, which it is a component of. The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are components of the autonomic nervous system.
Also, make the call if: 1  Constipation is a new problem for you. 2  You have blood in your stool. 3  You are losing weight even though you are not dieting.  You have severe pain with bowel 1  movements. Your constipation has lasted more than 2 weeks.  You have pencil-thin stools.
Constipation can last from days to months, with interludes of diarrhea or normal bowel function. Stools are often hard and may be described as pellet shaped in at least 25% of bowel movements, or Bristol Stool Form Scale 1-2 (separate hard lumps like nuts that are difficult to pass, or sausage shaped but lumpy).