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Constipation   /kˌɑnstəpˈeɪʃən/   Listen
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Constipation  n.  
1.
Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. (Obs.) "Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation... of its particles."
2.
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.






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... also cure indigestion, constipation, and piles. Nerve pains, neuralgia, sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism, etc., instantly relieved and permanently ...
— Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches • David Drummond Bone

... the blacks' camp, and proceeded up the creek; obtained some mussels near where Landa died, and halted for breakfast. Still feel very unwell from the effects of constipation of the bowels. After breakfast travelled on to our ...
— Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia • William John Wills

... time of taking food, its quality, quantity, and due mastication; regular and sufficient exercise, horse exercise being particularly serviceable; the shower-bath, or daily ablution; early rising (the indulgence in the habit of lying in bed always predisposing to constipation); and, lastly, the patient habituating himself to evacuate the bowels at a certain hour of the day. After breakfast appears to be the time when the bowels are more disposed to act than at any other part of the day; this is the time, ...
— The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease. • Thomas Bull, M.D.

... cholera can be driven away by burning the leaves of sobosob (Blumea balsamifera), bangbangsit (Hyptis suavolens Poir.) and dala (?) beneath the house; likewise, the bark of the bani (?) keeps the bearers of constipation at a distance. Bangbangsit is also considered as a cure for stomachache, diarrhoea, and is an aid in bringing on menstruation. When used for these purposes, the root is boiled, and the liquor is drunk. The fresh leaves will also relieve a pain in the ...
— The Tinguian - Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe • Fay-Cooper Cole

... at about the third week, whether she seems to require it or not, she should be treated for worms. At about the sixtieth day she will begin to be uneasy and restless. A mild purgative should be given; usually salad oil is enough, but if constipation is apparent castor oil may be necessary. On the sixty-second day the whelps may be expected, and everything ought to be in ...
— Dogs and All About Them • Robert Leighton


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