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Does chronic constipation get better or worse after a bout with stomach flu?

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Depends: Alternating constipation and diarrhea are common today. "stomach flu" is a meaningless term by itself. The answer most probably is poor diet because I have seen this kind of thing many times.

Answered 3/22/2020

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