Infrequent bowel movements (less often than every 3 days), difficulty in evacuating feces, inability to defecate, and hard feces are signs of ________________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
constipation
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Signs of constipation usually include infrequent bowel movements (less often than every 3 days), difficulty in evacuating feces, inability to defecate, and hard feces.
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