What is Constipation? A Basic Definition

Constipation \Con`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. constipatio a crowding
   together: cf. F. constipation.]
   1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state
      of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

            Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation .
            . . of its particles.                 --Boyle.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are
      infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled
      with hardened f[ae]ces; costiveness.
      [1913 Webster]

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Sun Jul 20

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Sun Jul 13

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Fri Jul 11

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Wed Jul 9

• Constipation in Cats - The Cat Clinic of Roswell
• Free Information About Feline Constipation
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Tue Jul 8

• Toddler Constipation: Safe Treatments That Work

Fri Jul 4

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• ASCRS: Constipation

Sat Jun 28

• NEJM -- Methylnaltrexo ne for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Advanced Illness: See editorials

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Wed Jun 25

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