constipate
Cause intestinal backup
To constipate is to cause difficulty in emptying the bowels, making stool hard and infrequent.
The word usually appears in its past participle form: I've been constipated for days.
Figuratively, constipated describes anything blocked, sluggish, or unable to flow freely—constipated prose, a constipated bureaucracy.
Internal digestive organ
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- laxativePromotes intestinal evacuation
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- colonLarge intestine section
digestion · defecation · enema · peristalsis · suppository · feces · probiotic · psyllium
Swollen, expanded state
- crampingInvoluntary muscle contraction
- abdominalOf the belly region
- strainingExerting intense effort
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
distension · indigestion · dehydration · gastrointestinal · irritable · unease · sluggish · heaviness
Obstruct or delay
- slowLacking in speed
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
- inhibitTo restrain or hinder
- stifleSuppress or restrain
obstruct · clog · bog down · bottleneck · gridlock · logjam · stall · choke
Bureaucratic obstacles to action
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
backlog · stalled · procedural · administrative · regulatory · sluggish · paralysis · inertia
bowel
Internal digestive organ
colon · digestion · defecation · enema · peristalsis · suppository · feces · probiotic · psyllium · senna
bloating
Swollen, expanded state
painful · distension · indigestion · dehydration · gastrointestinal · irritable · unease · sluggish · heaviness · pressure
hinder
Obstruct or delay
stifle · obstruct · clog · bog down · bottleneck · gridlock · logjam · stall · choke · backup
red tape
Bureaucratic obstacles to action
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
bottleneck · backlog · stalled · procedural · administrative · regulatory · sluggish · paralysis · inertia · holdup
- chronic constipationProlonged inability to defecate
- constipation reliefEasing intestinal blockage