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Constipation : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • Low Fiber Diet
  • Hypokinesia
  • Unhealthy Diet

Causes Overview Articles

Constipation
Constipation is most often caused by a low-fiber diet, lack of physical activity, not drinking enough water, or delay in going to the bathroom when you have the urge to defecate. Stress and travel can also contribute to constipation or other chang...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 22, 2008
Constipation
Everyone becomes constipated once in a while, but a doctor should be notified if significant changes in bowel patterns last for more than a week or if symptoms continue more than three weeks after increasing activity and fiber and fluid intake. Th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Constipation
Constipation usually results from not getting enough exercise , not drinking enough fluids (especially water), delays in going to the bathroom when there is the urge to defecate, or from a diet that does not include an adequate amount of fiber-ric...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Constipation
Everyone becomes constipated once in a while, but a doctor should be notified if significant changes in bowel patterns last for more than a week or if symptoms continue more than three weeks after increasing activity and fiber and fluid intake. Th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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