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Your Guide to Colon Health

Your doctor may also check how well your rectum and anal sphincter muscles work together to move stool along. “In women, constipation can be due to weakening and damage to pelvic-floor muscles or nerves as they age, especially if they’ve had vaginal childbirths or changes in the pelvic anatomy after a hysterectomy,” says Carol A. Burke, MD, a gastroenterologist at…