Abdomen distended by constipation in a 64-year-old woman. The constipation has been caused by opiate painkilling drugs being taken by the patient. Con

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Abdomen distended by constipation in a 64-year-old woman. The constipation has been caused by opiate painkilling drugs being taken by the patient. Constipation is the retention of faeces in the rectum and lower intestines. It can be treated with laxatives.

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