Constipation is defined as fewer than three stools a week, hard or lumpy stools, excessive straining when passing stools, and/or a sense of incomplete evacuation. It can occur in people of any age, ...

When you're constipated, you might pass hard, dry, lumpy stools; have trouble pooping in the first place; or get that feeling that not everything came out that needed to, according to the National ...

While hard bowel movements happen to everyone from time to time, they can also be a symptom of an underlying medical condition. In a perfect world, your stool would be soft and easy to pass every time ...

This informational guide, part of PS's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to help.