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n. - The act of making something less tight; The elimination of fecal waste through the anus.

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  • Does she really mean to imply that humankind was plagued by constipation from the dawn of time until the advent of “superior laxation of whole wheat” circa 450 B.C.
  • Besides taking part in this composition, the bran, being in a great measure insoluble, passes in bulk through the bowels, assisting daily laxation -- a most important...
  • It combines proteid elements for building up the muscles; hydro-carbons and carbo-hydrates for heating the body and suppyling the requisite energy for work; mineral matters for...
  • "Thereby, the body is conditioned: It learns to switch to are laxation 'mode," explains Zulley.
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