constipatedadjective
uk/ˈkɒn.stɪ.peɪ.tɪd/us/ˈkɑːn.stə.peɪ.t̬ɪd/unable to empty your bowels as often as you should:
If you ate more fibre you wouldn't get constipated.
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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constipation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌkɒn.stɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.stəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
to get/have/suffer from constipation