### symptom:

Constipation
* Most constipation is caused by ingestion
  - occurs in life.
  * When a person is constipated their lower stomach and intestinal area will be blocked. People can usually conquer constipation by eating natural laxatives such a fruits, fruit juice and dietary supplements. Liquid will help get rid of constipation. Constipation can occur by eating hard food such as cheese or meat
* actually has two forms.
* affects almost everyone at one time or another
  - at least half of all pregnant women
* also appears and sometimes the stools are tinged with blood
  - tends to give rise to hemorrhoids later in pregnancy
* alters the normal balance of the bacterial colony in the intestine.
* appears to increase colon cancer risk.
* can actually affect varicose veins.
* can also be a problem, because water is needed to bulk out faeces
  - cause urge incontinence
  - contribute to bladder control problems
  - indicate blockage, and it's often accompanied by loss of appetite
  - interfere with nutrition by making the child uncomfortable and refuse to eat
  - irritate the bladder and cause partial obstruction of the urethra
  - leave a fish unbalanced
  - result from waiting too long to go to the bathroom
* can be a chronic problem for many older adults
  - major source of toxic chemicals that burden the brain, liver and kidneys
* can be a problem as fentanyl slows down the motility of the intestine
  - during pregnancy
* can be a problem in newborn lambs if feces dry and mat down on the tail
  - the postoperative period
  - painful
  - very painful, causing intense belly cramps
  - become a problem, and the absorption of nutrients from food is inhibited
* can cause fecal impaction
  - hemmorhoids indirectly by requiring strain in order to move the bowels
  - many bladder-control problems
  - mild bleeding of hemorrhoids
  - small tears that bleed near the rectum
  - stomach pain, decreased hunger, and fussiness
  - toxins to back up into the system
  - easily be self-medicated with laxatives
  - lead to hemorrhoids
  - make a person feel bloated, uncomfortable and sluggish
  - mean different things to different people
  - due to meconium impaction
  - occasionally to anyone
  - with certain cancer drugs and pain medications
  - overstretch the bowel and lead to 'overflow' diarrhoea
  - plague traveling pets
  - result from either an excess of yin or yang in the diet
* causes a toxic matter to be reabsorbed by the blood
  - worry and stress, and they in turn cause constipation
* clogging up of the large intestine.
* common adverse effect of opioid pain medication used to treat cancer patients
  - complaint during any field exercise
  - condition that affects mostly the very young and the aged
  - disorder that affects almost everyone at some time
* common problem among older individuals
  - characterized by sluggish colon action
  - for children and adults with disabilities
* common problem in children
  - late pregnancy
  - the elderly which is often due to a low fibre diet
  - of pregnancy due to hormonal effect
* common side effect of many medications, particularly narcotic pain medications
  - taking iron supplements
  - side-effect of narcotic medications
* commonly accompanies many low fiber diets
  - opioid therapy and is usually harder to treat than to prevent
* condition in which one's feces are tightly packed together
  - the stool becomes too hard for easy elimination
* consequence of too little activity and too little fluid.
* consists of hard, dry stools that are painful to pass.
* contributes to imbalances
* creates the perfect breeding ground for parasites to thrive.
* eat bran cereals, prunes, fruit and vegetables.
* encourages fatigue.
* favorable condition to cause piles among over weight persons.
* fosters the development of acne, and can worsen an already existing condition.
* frequent symptom of dehydration.
* improves with a high-fiber diet.
* is accompanied by nausea
  - almost always present to some degree
* is also a common clinical autonomic symptom
  - problem that can result from dehydration
  - symptom and as a result, allows poisons to be reabsorbed into the blood
  - common in pregnancy because of relaxing muscles
  - more common among children with neurologic problems
  - part of the symptom-complex of hypothyroidism
  - an ongoing problem for patients who are bedridden or otherwise debilitated
  - another problem to benefit from radish consumption
  - avoided by increasing vegetables, fluids and milk intake and mild exercise
* is caused by diet, dehydration, habit, genetic predisposition etc
  - slowed bowel motility
  - primarily by insufficient dietary fiber
* is common after neurologic impairment appears
  - surgery
  - and can result in severe discomfort
  - during and preceding menstruation, growth spurts etc
  - for older people
* is common in Australian children
  - elderly travelers
  - pregnancy and in hypothyroidism
  - commonly due to insufficient fluid in the diet
  - corrected by adding bulk to one's diet
  - different from obstipation, which is complete fecal obstruction
  - difficult, painful, or infrequent bowel movements
* is difficulty in emptying the bowels
  - with stooling
* is hard, difficult to pass stools
  - dry, and difficult to pass stools
  - infrequent and difficult bowel movements
* is infrequent or difficult passing of hard bowel movements
  - hard pellet stools, or difficulty in evacuating stool
  - uncomfortable bowel movements
  - medical conditions
* is often a result of a poor diet and especially one lacking in fiber
  - severe with maintenance dosage
* is one of the leading causes of varicose veins
  - most common gastrointestinal complaints in the United States
  - painful passage of stools
  - practically unknown in breast-fed infants receiving an adequate amount of milk
  - present when there is difficulty passing a stool
  - rare in breast-fed infants
  - relieved with large amounts of mucus, followed by diarrhea
* is so common that people are advised to use a laxative throughout their treatment
  - that, for many people, it way of life
  - something that virtually everyone experiences at some point in their lives
* is sometimes a symptom of diseases of the bowel or other conditions
  - symptoms
* is the absence of defecation due to decreased motility of the large intestine
  - decreased frequency or slowing of peristalsis resulting in harder stools
  - enemy of bowel training
* is the inability to evacuate our bodies waste in a comfortable way
  - have regular bowel movements
  - infrequent and difficult passage of stool
  - main cause of gas
* is the most common digestive problem
  - side of effect of calcium
  - number one affliction underlying every ailment
* is the result of a decreased speed of stool passing through the colon
  - slow digestion in the large intestine or uncoordinated pelvic muscles
  - starting point for many serious diseases
  - thief of time
  - treated with inner and outer supplies of lemon juice and olive oil
* is very common and is often made worse by inactivity
  - in infants starting on solids
  - common, as is flatulence and bloating during the first trimester
* likely outcome of heat in the Stomach.
* long term killer.
* main cause of hemorrhoids.
* major contributor to disease.
* makes the muscles strain to move stool that is too hard.
* means different things to different people
  - having fewer bowel movements than normal
* means that a person has three bowel movements or fewer in a week
  - the lymphatics have dried up
  - the bowel movement is hard and dry, making it painful and hard to push out
* occurs approximately twice as often as diarrhea in patients treated with granisetron
  - more frequently with advancing age
* occurs when bowel transit times slows, and brings with it numerous health concerns
  - the over absorption of water by the colon causes hard, dry stools
* often is the result of diet or lifestyle as much as anything else
  - leads to straining to clear the bowels, a common precursor of strokes
* often occurs as pregnancy develops
  - during travel, vacation or stressful situations
  - results from stress
* potential problem as long as a person takes opiates.
* precedes infection, colds and flu etc.
* problem for many aging adults
  - frequently encountered during pregnancy, as is excessive weight gain
* produces patient discomfort and interferes with ability to adequately feed.
* real problem with narcotic medicines.
* refers to bowel movements that are infrequent, dry or hard to pass.
* relative term.
* reportedly is the result of medications and dietary constraints.
* results from a colonic or anorectal functional disorder.
* seems to be a problem with anyone trying to lose weight.
* side-effect of narcotics that can be useful in treating severe diarrhea.
* sign of chronic dehydration.
* suggests a slowing of peristalsis, with accumulation of feces in the colon.
* symptom of other problems
  - rather than a disease
  - that has different meanings to different individuals
* universal affliction of Western civilization
  - side effect of narcotics
* very common complaint among older persons
  - condition affecting pregnant women
  - in the elderly
  - problem that becomes more common with age
  - side-effect of narcotic pain medications such as morphine
* weakens the eye sight
  - eyesight
* works just the opposite of fecal incontinence.