Taking note of the colour and consistency of your stools is an important way to take care of your health
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Constipation can occur when there’s a delay in digested food passing through your body and being expelled. It can also happen when your poo is too hard, often because it doesn’t contain enough water.
All experts agreed there’s nothing to worry about if you don’t go every day.
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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