What is constipation?

What is constipation?

Author: Today’s Most Interesting Quest July 31, 2019 Duration: 1:22
Parents use the term constipation in many different ways but what is constipation? How does what defines constipation change over time?

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If it's not the heart, what could it be? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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In the previous episode, I discussed some of the factors that suggest your child's chest pain could be coming from their heart. But if it's not coming from the heart, here are 5 other possible causes.