Its a fact of life: everyone poops.
Constipation is common and most people experience it at some point in their lives.
For some, however, constipation can be a chronic problem.
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The body has a system for sending a signal when the rectum is full and needs to be emptied.
Passing hard stools are associated withfissures, which are tears in the anal canal.
This condition will require treatment by a physician.
However, this is not common in healthy adults and won’t happen from occasionally holding in stool.
Other options are electrical or magnetic nerve stimulation or, if nothing else works, surgery.
They may also look strained or uncomfortable and have a red face.
see to it your child drinks at least a few cups of water every day.
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