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Constipation
is a bowel that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. The is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include pain, , and feeling as if one has not completely passed the bowel movement. from constipation may include , anal fissure or impaction. The normal frequency of bowel movements in adults is between three per day and three per week. Babies often have three to four bowel movements per day while young children typically have two to three per day.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Infrequent or hard to pass bowel movements, pain,
Causes — why it happens
- ·Slow movement of within the , irritable bowel , celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, floor disorders
Treatment
- ·Drinking enough fluids, eating more fiber, exercise
Complications
- ·, anal fissure, impaction, Paradoxical
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