10 Constipation Symptoms

By dr. mera

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3. Lumpy Stools

The normal consistency of our stools should be smooth and uniform. Sadly, patients struggling with constipation will often complain about having hard and/or lumpy stools. Due to the hard consistency of the stools, these patients will have a difficult time during a bowel movement. The Bristol Scale is a helpful way of determining if the consistency of your stools is within the normal parameters or if they happen to be abnormal.

Just as the previous symptoms, the Rome IV criteria requires that this issue happens at least in 1 out of 4 bowel movements.

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