Why do people become constipated?!


Question: Why do people become constipated!?
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Answers:
To understand constipation, it helps to know how the colon, or large intestine, works!. As food moves through the colon, the colon absorbs water from the food while it forms waste products, or stool!. Muscle contractions in the colon then push the stool toward the rectum!. By the time stool reaches the rectum it is solid, because most of the water has been absorbed!.

Constipation occurs when the colon absorbs too much water or if the colon



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