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9. Constipation

Water is vital for healthy digestion and bowel movements. It moves the food we eat forward and processes the waste. Apart from this, water makes the intestinal walls soft and malleable. When we do not drink enough water, the colon loses its flexibility and the stool becomes hard and painful to pass. Chronic dehydration is often responsible for chronic constipation. The colon absorbs the water it needs from food waste, resulting in dry, hard stool.

10 Dehydration Symptoms

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