Health Check: what causes constipation?

When you’re constipated, you have hard or lumpy stools that are difficult to pass. ShutterstockMost people have experienced being blocked up from time to time, whether it’s while travelling, after taking painkillers, or when you’ve let your diet go. But some people will experience constipation more often, and for longer periods. Chronic constipation is generally defined as a problem that has persisted for six months or more. It can mean you have hard or lumpy stools that you’re straining to pass, or are passing fewer than three stools per week – or both. Constipation is sometimes related to the rate at which food moves through the colon in order to be expelled as poo. This process is known as colonic transit. Read more: Your poo is

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