constipation

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What is constipation?

Constipation refers to infrequent or hard stools, or difficulty passing stools. Constipation may involve pain during the passage of a bowel movement, inability to pass a bowel movement after straining or pushing for more than 10 minutes, or no bowel movements after more than 3 days. Infants who are still exclusively breastfed may go 7 days without a stool.

Alternative Names:

Irregularity of bowels; Lack of regular bowel movements

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by suzie426, Oct 07, 2009 12:00AM
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by hyeyung, Feb 24, 2009 12:00AM
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