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Definition: Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.      Other names Dyschezia; Colonic Inertia
 
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oxycodone naloxone combination  0   *Naloxone *Oxycodone Drug Combinations Constipation/prevention & control Delayed-Action Preparations. Drug Ther Bull. 2010 Dec;48(12):138-41
yun-chang  0   *Drugs, Chinese Herbal Constipation/drug therapy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Mar;25(3):487-93
Anal sphincter dysplasia  0   *Constipation *Ectodermal Dysplasia *Encopresis *Fecal Incontinence Anal Canal/abnormalities.
Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Constipation *Muscle Hypotonia/congenital *Mental Retardation, X-Linked *Agenesis of Corpus Callosum. Z Kinderheilkd. 117(1):1-18

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