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Download our fact sheet to provide your patients with easy to follow guidance on constipation.
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Constipation means having a hard, dry bowel motion (poo) that is difficult to pass. It may cause straining, pain and discomfort. There may be slight bleeding from a small tear in the anus (outside of the back passage).
Constipation is common, affecting one in five people.
Everyone has different toilet habits. Some people use their bowels a couple of times a day to once every three days or so. As we get older most of us can expect to go less frequently.
You are not constipated unless your bowel habits change.
Patient fact sheet
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Last updated 19 Jul 2019
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Last updated 19 Jul 2019
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