Question

Differentiate between constipation &
dehydration

Answer 1

CONSTIPATION

Constipation can occur due to many reasons, one of them being-

If you don't maintain a regular diet/eat food with non uniform time gaps everyday, you can get constipation. Constipation is basically when our body has difficulty in emptying the bowels, and it is usually associated with hard faeces.

DEHYDRATION

It is a condition that occurs when our body looses fluids, and doesn't get any back. Basically in dehydration, more water is lost than we take in.

When we are dehydrated, our body mainly shows the following symptoms-dry mouth, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue to lethargy, cool skin, and the inability to pee (as our kidneys don't allow the body to excrete scarce fluids)