eli5 What is constipation and why do we feel pain?

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Why can it so difficult to sometimes just to have a bowel movement?

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It’s when poo gets stuck in your intestines. We feel pain because our intestines have nerves and pain receptors.

There are lots of reasons that poo would get stuck, but a big cause is basically lack of water in your waste — that can be from dehydration, taking medications, or other causes. Your poo becomes rock-like and hard, and builds up and eventually it cannot be moved through your intestines. So it blocks them.

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