{"id":2010,"date":"2022-08-24T14:15:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdhf.staging.not4prod.com\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2024-11-27T19:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T19:13:24","slug":"constipation-selecting-your-laxative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdhf.ca\/en\/constipation-selecting-your-laxative\/","title":{"rendered":"Constipation: Selecting Your Laxative Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Constipation - Selecting your Laxative\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c--GQ4RwJUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constipation can happen when your stool moves too slowly through your colon, causing it to become dry and hard. 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