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Constipation or irregularity, is a condition of the digestive system where a person (or animal) experiences hard feces that are difficult to eliminate; it may be extremely painful, and in severe cases (fecal impaction) lead to symptoms of bowel obstruction. Obstipation refers to severe constipation. Causes of constipation may be dietary, hormonal, a side effect of medications, and anatomical. Treatment is with a change in dietary habits, laxatives, fiber therapy, enemas, and rarely surgery. ...
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Constipation Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS http://cis.nci.nih.gov/
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- National Institute on Aging Information Center, NIA, NIH, HHS http://www.nia.nih.gov
- New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
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