Sometimes the hard poop doesn't come out and instead stays stuck in your rectum as a lump. This is known as fecal impaction.

Additionally, blowing bubbles or breathing out slowly through your mouth doesn’t change stool consistency or frequency, Barten says. So if chronic constipation stems from a gastrointestinal ...

Theories suggest UTI and constipation are related, but one does not necessarily cause the other at this stage in research.

Ngami Mutwa a Physician at Machakos Level 5 Hospital, one will know they have constipation if they get a pellet-like stool which is hard ... “If they come to the hospital with cramping ...

These include: Oatmeal is a fibre-rich breakfast that can stimulate digestion and relieve constipation. It’s packed with both soluble and insoluble fibre, which helps bulk up the stool and ...