constipated

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"You could run into the extremes of eating too much, where if you're not drinking enough water to hydrate and exceed the amount of soluble and insoluble fiber, you can get constipated," Lee said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

When Leonidas was just a month old, he was fussy and often constipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

“It taught you to be a lot less constipated about having a bad idea or being made fun of,” he said of his time at Esquire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

If by chance I eat three in a day, I get constipated.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Since we are on the subject, I became as constipated as Richard Parker.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel