Constipation is a condition in which too much water is absorbed from the large intestine back into the bloodstream, leaving the faeces dry, hard and difficult to expel Caused by a lack of fibre in the diet (fibre holds water, preventing the faeces becoming too hard)
Constipation is a medical condition which causes people to have difficulty getting rid of solid waste from their body. the condition of having difficulty in getting rid of solid waste from your body diarrhoea (constipatio, from constipare , from com- ( COM-) + stipare )