constipation

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Keep up the intestinal vibrations, in 20 days your constipation will be a trouble of the past HEADACHES AND BILIOUSNESS:= These are the results of AUTO-INTOXICATION, the worry, hurry, eating fast, eating too much, over exerting, anxiety, all of these poison the process of digestion and assimilation.

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  1. noun Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry hardened feces from the bowels.
  2. noun Obstruction; stultification.

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  • But perhaps coffee enemas can help patients with severe constipation, which is sometimes a side effect of pain medications. —  Omni: September 1994
  • Side effects are limited and can include constipation, which is a side effect of many chemo drugs, so it's very important to let your doctor know if you are experiencing constipation right away to avoid further complications, like a fecal impaction, which is none too pleasant. —  About.com Cancer
  • Dehydration is the ultimate course of constipation, which is why you are required to drink plenty of purified water at any given time. —  Article Source
  • Dogs can also manifest distinct behavioral changes and constipation which is an indication of toxic reaction to the use of NSAIDs. —  Shaister Miester Do Da
  • The studies reported that nausea, constipation, and dizziness could result as side effects. —  Health News from Medical News Today
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  1. = French constipation = Spanish constipacion = Portuguese constipação = Italian costipazione, from Late Latin constipatio(n-), from Latin constipare, past participle constipatus, press together: see constipate.
 

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/kɑnstɪˈpeɪʃən/
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