If that prep did its job to clean you out, a Cleveland Clinic GI expert explains constipation as a colonoscopy recovery ...

Dehydration is a common cause of constipation. When a person becomes dehydrated, their intestines cannot add enough water to stools. Dehydration results in hard, dry, lumpy stools that are ...

For others, it is typical for bowel movements to be further apart. Doctors may diagnose constipation when a person has fewer than three bowel movements per week. If a person has not pooped for ...

Constipation might increase a person's risk of having a heart attack or stroke, particularly if they also have high blood pressure, a new study warns. People who are constipated have twice the ...