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What does constipation mean?

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Noun
  1. Act of crowding anything into a lesser compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
  2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.
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They have the natural goodness that is absent from processed cereals, and they can lower cholesterol and reduce constipation.
Two weeks earlier she had complained of increasing tiredness, constipation, dry skin, and weight gain.
Further, if the digestive juices are slowed in their transit, constipation occurs.
The adverse effects of iron tablets are mainly feeling sick, abdominal pain, diarrhoea or constipation.
This definitely is a bane as complaints of constipation, acidity, obesity, indigestion, etc., are rampant among the youth.
Slices of apple, raisins, or syrup of figs can all be useful in treating constipation.

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