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Constipation, in the medical community, is often identified as a condition where the daily stools are low in number (the “normal” daily frequency being estimated as 1 ± 3 bowel movements/day) and/or weight (the “normal” weight of stools being approximately 200 g/day).
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Poitras, P., Bouin, M., Faure, C., Dapoigny, M. (2022). Constipation. In: Poitras, P., Bilodeau, M., Bouin, M., Ghia, JE. (eds) The Digestive System: From Basic Sciences to Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98381-9_15
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