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  2. Vitamin D Won’t Prevent Falls, Fractures In Older Adults ...

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    The agency adds that one in 10 falls causes an injury to an older adult. Each year, there are 3 million emergency visits as well as 1 million hospitalizations in the U.S. due to falls from older ...

  3. Constipation - Wikipedia

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    Constipation is more concerning when there is weight loss or anemia, blood is present in the stool, there is a history of inflammatory bowel disease or colon cancer in a person's family, or it is of new onset in someone who is older. [12] Treatment of constipation depends on the underlying cause and the duration that it has been present. [4]

  4. The best 16 foods to relieve constipation fast ... - AOL

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    Secondary constipation, which is due to another cause, such as chronic conditions, like Type 2 diabetes, poor dietary choices or neurological conditions that may impact intestinal motility.

  5. Obstructed defecation - Wikipedia

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    Obstructed defecation syndrome (abbreviated as ODS, with many synonymous terms) is a major cause of functional constipation (primary constipation), [18] of which it is considered a subtype. [19] It is characterized by difficult and/or incomplete emptying of the rectum with or without an actual reduction in the number of bowel movements per week ...

  6. Bowel obstruction - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the level of obstruction, bowel obstruction can present with abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and constipation.Bowel obstruction may be complicated by dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities due to vomiting; respiratory compromise from pressure on the diaphragm by a distended abdomen, or aspiration of vomitus; bowel ischemia or perforation from prolonged distension or ...

  7. Can Stress Cause Constipation? Here’s What You Need to Know

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    Your boss has heaped a whole lot of work in your lap, the daycare just called to tell you that your toddler has a runny nose and has to be picked up, you’ve run out of milk and toilet paper at ...

  8. Functional constipation - Wikipedia

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    Functional constipation, also known as chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), is defined by less than three bowel movements per week, hard stools, severe straining, the sensation of anorectal blockage, the feeling of incomplete evacuation, and the need for manual maneuvers during feces, without organic abnormalities.

  9. Fecal impaction - Wikipedia

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    Hypothyroidism can also cause chronic constipation because of sluggish, slower, or weaker colon contractions. Iron supplements or increased blood calcium levels are also potential causes. Spinal cord injury is a common cause of constipation, due to ileus. [citation needed]