Mark Parker

At a big company, often size turns into constipation; it fogs the lens about what's really happening. Sometimes with size and success comes the notion that since we've done things to be successful, we have the formula and can institutionalize it. That can be death.

American Businessman

Matt Stone

It's the business of movies, it's the fights that go along with the level of budget, and more than anything, it's the creative constipation of having to live with one idea for two or three years. It's just not that fun.

American Producer

Greg Rutherford

The type of IBS I am prone to is the constipation type, where I get trapped wind and can get sharp painful spasms in my intestines as well as having sluggish bowels.

British Athlete

Joe R. Lansdale

Sometimes, if I don't write for a day or two, I get backed up - it's like constipation.

American Writer

Washington Irving

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

Used mainly in medical or health-related discussions; not a casual topic.

Medical Context

Might be uncomfortable to discuss openly; use with discretion in social situations.

Sensitive Subject

Often not a severe issue, but can be used to describe a minor, temporary condition.

Not Always Serious

 and what interacts. Years after he's had these drugs, I learned that everything he did to manage his excess saliva, including some positive side effects that came from other drugs, were making his constipation worse. And if anyone's ever had severe constipation, and you don't understand how much of an impact that has on your life --

Jamie Heywood: The big...

 you can elevate your feet on a stool and lean forwards with a straight back, which straightens the anorectal angle and eases the passage of waste. Going a day without a bowel movement isn’t necessarily cause for alarm. But if you are experiencing chronic constipation, simple dietary and lifestyle changes, like fibrous vegetables,

What causes constipation?...

 the big cats ever since i was a child i pursued education in my life constipation i moved up to samburu 12 years ago to start working with lions so for me it's been a dream of mine since I was a child and I just persevered and

Constipation