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Diseases and Medications
A number of diseases can cause impaired movement in the bowel,
such as irritable bowel syndrome, colorectal cancer,
Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and depression. For this
reason, any persistent constipation should be checked by a health care
professional to determine the underlying
causes.
Many medications for common ailments can also cause
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morphine and codeine, iron or calcium supplements,
antihistamines, diuretics, antidepressants and blood-pressure
controllers (antihypertensives).
If you do not get enough regular exercise, you can become
constipated. Women can also become constipated during
pregnancy, and need to take special care with any treatments
they take during pregnancy. |
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