CONSTIPATION

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• Constipation is having fewer than three bowel movements a week.

SYMPTOMS

• Passing fewer than three stools a week
• Having lumpy or hard stools
• Straining to have bowel movement
• Feeling as though there's a blockage in your rectum

CAUSES

• Waste or stool moves slowly through the digestive tract
• Causing it to become hard and dry

TREATMENTS

• Increase your fiber intake
• Don't ignore the urge of bowel movement
• Stool softeners