ABDOMINAL PAIN
Why Am I Constipated? Causes & Relief
April 23, 2020
Symptom Guides > Abdominal Pain > Why Am I Constipated? Causes & Relief

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Dr. Zina Semenovskaya
Dr. Semenovskaya specializes in emergency medicine, and received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She is currently the medical director at Remote Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC and splits her time working clinically as an emergency medicine attending in California and Alaska. She is the first of our doctors to be fluent in Russian.
It may not be something you want to talk about, but constipation is incredibly common. In fact, it is one of the most common digestive problems in the United States, impacting about 2.5 million people. Constipation is defined as having dry or hard bowel movements, or going to the bathroom fewer than three times a week.
In this article I’ll explore:
“Constipation can be a problem if it starts to cause further damage or if it’s a symptom of an underlying condition.”
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by
Dr. Zina Semenovskaya
Dr. Semenovskaya specializes in emergency medicine, and received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She is currently the medical director at Remote Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC and splits her time working clinically as an emergency medicine attending in California and Alaska. She is the first of our doctors to be fluent in Russian.
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