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1. Lack of water. Drink 2 glasses full when you get up in the morning. Drink another 50 to 60 ounces through the day.
2. Eating very few fresh vegetables and fruit, or other fiber-rich food.
3. Eating too much junk food and sweets.
4. Not emptying the bowels very soon after you get the 'urge'.
5. Perhaps not enough vitamin C in the diet. The chewable vitmain C tablet are good, and you can take 1000mg since vitamin C is water soluble, and won't build up in your fat like vitamins A or D.
6. Possibly not getting out and walking, running, or other similar exercise every day.
7. It is unlikely, but possible to have a disorder that causes hard stool. Always good to see a physician.
8. Certain medications can also cause this.
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