Constipation

Constipation is retention of stool, difficulty eliminating it due to weakness of the abdominal muscles, inadequate nutrition or painful intestinal spasms. Doctors call this condition calostatic, as well as episodic or chronic constipation. Constipation occurs in both men and women. For the article, use constipation, which is a synonym for constipation.

Constipation or constipation, from lat. constipation - a violation of the sequence of movement of food along the digestive canal of a person or animal, expressed in an increase in the intervals between acts of defecation compared to the individual physiological norm. Constipation in the narrow sense of the word is considered to be a delay in emptying the colon.