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The Constipation Cure, with Dr. Robynne Chutkan

Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels

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The Different Types of Constipation

Enismus is when certain muscles that should be releasing are instead contracting and the poop's not coming out. The puborectalis muscle is this very cool muscle that is like a sling around the rectum, which holds things tight so they can come out. "Shy bowel" tends to be more common in women because as young girls, we are more fastidious about where we poo.

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