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Constipation in Children (cont.)

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constipation, hard stools, straining with defecation, infrequent bowel opening, impaction, laxative, bowel movement, BM, bowel, elimination of stool, poor bowel habits, fiber, diarrhea, constipated,  irregularity, encopresis, Hirschsprung's disease, Hirschsprungs disease, disimpactation, bowel retraining, acute constipation, chronic constipation, abdominal pain, constipation in children, cystic fibrosis

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