This degree of constipation can plague a person for many years and not be recognized as a problem, or a cause of other problems. First, such a person generally has no real frame of reference to know if his or her bowel movements are “normal” in this respect. Let’s face it! This is not a common topic of conversation around the water cooler at work. Most people wouldn’t think to link abnormal elimination with any health problems unless one or both occurred in the extreme. Even “normal elimination”, if one defines “normal” as what is “average” in our society, may not be the optimal for ideal health.

Constipation is not an all-or-nothing condition. It does come in degrees, and it’s not surprising that most people experience at least a degree of constipation and don’t even realize it, considering that few people get more than a third of the dietary fiber that even our nutritionally conservative government dietary guidelines recommend.

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