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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET VI – Constipation and Obstructive Ileus

In the case of dry stools that cause burning, the mouth becomes dry and later takes on a bitter taste, retention of feces and urine occurs. For when the intestine loses its moisture, it swells around the feces and blocks the outlets, causing pain, fever and whatever one drinks or eats, it expels it with…