10 Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #9: Constipation
Usually, food flows through the digestive system at a fairly regular rate. It passes fast enough to allow more food to enter the system but slow enough to allow the body to absorb nutrients from the food. If the food passes too quickly or too slowly, though, then this can cause problems for the patient.
With the digestive system becoming blocked with thick, sticky mucus, the food is going to travel through it more slowly. This results in more nutrients, and water, being absorbed from the food. While this might sound good initially, it isn’t so good when it results in hard, dry stools that are hard to pass.
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