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1 “Is it normal to strain when doing a number two?”

Potential issue

CONSTIPATION

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

You feel uncomfortably full and have to strain on the toilet. When you do go, it’s painful or difficult and your stools are hard and dry, like pellets.

WHAT CAUSES IT

Most of the time it’s your diet: consuming too little fibre and not enough water. Or you

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