Human Nutrition — Biology STD 11 Science — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyHuman Nutrition3 Marks
Question
Constipation
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Answer
When frequency of defaecation is reduced to less than once per week the condition is called constipation.
Difficulty in defaecation may result in abdominal pain distortion, rarely perforation.
The causes are, affected colonic mobility due to neurological dysfunction like spinal cord injury, low fibre diet, inadequate fluid intake and inactivity.
Roughage, sufficient fluids in diet, exercise can help improve the conditions.
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