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Your gut's silent protest, staging a sit-in that nobody asked for.
means Difficulty passing stool, often hard, infrequent, or stubbornly reluctant to make an exit.
from From Latin constipare, to crowd or press together, blending con- (together) and stipare (to cram).
Fiber fixesRoughage and water move the stuck along.
Common causeHolding it in trains the body to wait.
Word cousinShares roots with stevedore, who crams cargo.