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  1. Federal publication  What I need to know about Constipation
    http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipation_ez/index.htm
    What I need to know about Constipation This fact sheet explains constipation and possible ways to prevent it. Constipation means that a person has three bowel movements or fewer in a week. CONSTIPATION,DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND DISORDERS details
  2. Federal publication  Constipation
    http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipation/index.htm
    Constipation This fact sheet presents the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and treatment of constipation. Constipation is passage of small amounts of hard, dry bowel movements, usually fewer than three times a week. CONSTIPATION,DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND DISORDERS,KIDNEY AND UROLOGIC ... details
  3. Constipation (Copyright © AGA)
    http://www.gastro.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=687
    Constipation (Copyright © AGA) Constipation is the infrequent and difficult passage of stool. The frequency of bowel movements among healthy people varies greatly, ranging from three movements a day to three a week. This fact sheet discusses some of the common causes of constipation and steps to ... details
  4. Federal publication  Age Page: Concerned About Constipation?
    http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/constipation.htm
    Age Page: Concerned About Constipation? This fact sheet provides information about constipation in older people. The fact sheet includes questions to ask your doctor, treatments, and the definition of constipation. OLDER ADULTS,AGING/ELDERLY,CONSTIPATION details
  5. Stool Soiling and Constipation in Children (Copyright © AAFP)
    http://familydoctor.org/166.xml
    Stool Soiling and Constipation in Children (Copyright © AAFP) This sheet contains information about the causes of stool soiling in children and how constipation is related. It also contains information on how to toilet train a child for bowel movements. CONSTIPATION,CHILDREN details
  6. Constipation (Copyright © NOAH)
    http://www.noah-health.org/en/stomach/conditions/constipation.html
    Constipation (Copyright © NOAH) This website provides links to online publications with in depth information about constipation; the symptoms, causes and treatment options. CONSTIPATION,DIET/FOOD details
  7. Federal publication  Constipation in Children
    http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipationchild/index.htm
    Constipation in Children This short fact sheet explains the causes and symptoms of constipation in children and offers information on treatment options. CONSTIPATION,CHILDREN details
  8. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Trimesters Constipation (Copyright © University of Michigan)
    http://www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/smartmoms/pregnancy/discomforts/constipation.htm
    1st, 2nd, 3rd Trimesters Constipation (Copyright © University of Michigan) This publication contains information on why pregnant women have problems with constipation and ways to help relieve it. PREGNANCY details
  9. Federal publication  Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®) - Health Professionals
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/gastrointestinalcomplications/HealthProfessional
    Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®) - Health Professionals This publication provides information for health professionals on how to manage and treat cancer patients who have constipation, bowel obstruction, or impaction. CANCER,CONSTIPATION details
  10. Cuando los niños ensucian la ropa interior con materia fecal y tienen constipación (Copyright © AAFP)
    http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/children/parents/toilet/166.html
    ... información acerca de cuando los niños ensucian la ropa interior con materia fecal cuando a la vez tienen constipación. Asimismo, encontrará información acerca de las causas de la constipación y como hacer para entrenar a el niño a usar el baño. CHILDREN,CONSTIPATION,SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS details
  11. Your Body Changes (Copyright © Yale-New Haven Hospital)
    http://www.ynhh.com/maternity/concerns/body_changes.html
    ... of the physical changes they may experience during pregnancy, and tips for coping with them: morning sickness, ligament pain, tender breasts, dizziness, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, leg cramps, swelling, backaches, constipation, heartburn, headache, and vaginal discharge. BODY IMAGE,PREGNANCY details
  12. Pregnancy: Symptoms and emotions in the second trimester (Copyright © MFMER)
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/pregnancy/PR00018/METHOD=print
    ... sheet discusses how the changes that began in the first weeks of pregnancy increase and accelerate during the second trimester. Of these, your growing uterus is probably the most obvious. But many other, unseen events are also taking place. PREGNANCY,BACK PAIN,PRENATAL CARE,CONSTIPATION,HEARTBURN details

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