Friday, February 8, 2013

Complications of constipation


For most people constipation rarely causes any complications, but people with long-term constipation can develop:
  • haemorrhoids (piles)
  • fecal impaction (where dry, hard stools collect in the rectum)
  • fecal incontinence (the leakage of liquid stools)

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