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Is it bad for your health to hold your stool if you are somewhere where there's no bathroom?

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Yes: holding your bowel movement causes constipation which can become difficult cycle to break.Your body eliminates toxins through the stool the longer they stay in the stool you can have effects on your body like increased risk of colon cancer

Answered 10/26/2015

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