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constipation
[ kon-stuh-pey-shuhn ]
noun
- a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent.
- Informal. a state of slowing down, sluggishness, or inactivity.
- Obsolete. the act of crowding anything into a smaller compass; condensation.
constipation
/ ËŒ°ìÉ’²Ô²õ³Ùɪˈ±è±ðɪʃə²Ô /
noun
- infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels, with hard faeces, caused by functional or organic disorders or improper diet
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When Colleen Henderson’s three-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years.
It caused me some very painful health problems; I had horrible constipation for a week, and so after this episode I just decided to give up all meat and became a vegan.
GLP-1 briefly slows the rate food moves through the gut, which explains the most common side effects: bloating and constipation.
She said she felt "fobbed off" when she told doctors about her constipation and rectal bleeding.
However, opioids can cause severe side effects such as addiction, nausea, and constipation.
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