Verb (used with object), : Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the operations of any government agency.    From Dictionary.com. 

It certainly is constipating, it might do other things.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2003] Reference

We are constipating the intestines of the cow of regulation!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not a Dime's Worth of Difference, Michael Munger | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Its a great remedy, that is non constipating, for postpartum anemia.    From Wordnik.com.  [BREAKING NEWS! UPDATED! « knitnut.net] Reference

Most people need to avoid short-grain brown rice because it is constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference

The buttermilk and the clabbered milk are not constipating to the same degree.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference

Blackberries are unlike other fruits in this respect, -- they are constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [School and Home Cooking] Reference

Rice is nutritious, though for the small the small constipating unless baked with milk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference

Such heating does not affect the taste of milk and does not render it more constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Care and Feeding of Children A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses] Reference

Such foods for example, as contain a considerable portion of tannin, are always constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male] Reference

Tea drinking has much the same effect as coffee drinking, except that it is decidedly constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference

They all are a trouble to make; barley and rice water are constipating, and oatmeal water is heating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes] Reference

But, unlike the latter, it is credited with producing a constipating effect if eaten without its skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses] Reference

And cold constipating the parts seems to preserve everything in its natural state, and water especially.    From Wordnik.com.  [Essays and Miscellanies] Reference

Desired physiological influence of the foods upon the digestive tract, whether constipating or laxative in character.    From Wordnik.com.  [Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value] Reference

With equal amounts of Al(OH) 3 and Mg(OH) 3 in Mylanta, their constipating/laxative effects should cancel each other out.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's Inside: Stomach-Bubble-Bursting Mylanta Classic] Reference

Morphine is addictive, constipating and causes respiratory distress; and over time more of it is needed to obtain relief.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Reese Halter: Mother Nature's Medicine Cabinet] Reference

The seeds are, however, known for their constipating property and ingesting large amounts may lead to serious constipation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Milk is constipating, and as constipation is one of the commonest complaints, a preventive may be found in abstinence from this food.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes] Reference

Dubya got some co-operation out of Democrats when he was supposedly in charge, but the Repugs are just constipating government at present.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off] Reference

Because if you don't, you're constipating yourself.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Free water-drinking at meals may prove constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science] Reference

Cheese is very constipating to those inclined in this direction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vitality Supreme] Reference

Start with oatmeal or rice baby cereals, which are more constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [You Raising Your Child] Reference

We remind other readers, though, that too much coconut water might be constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Local News from Tuscaloosa News] Reference

Often nutritional supplements or a less constipating drug can replace problem medications.    From Wordnik.com.  [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference

Cheese can be constipating and can be difficult to digest for cats, as they are lactose intolerant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

OpEdNews - Article: Turd Blossom Rove Poops Out: Bush's chronic cognitive dissonance continues constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turd Blossom Rove Poops Out: Bush's chronic cognitive dissonance continues constipating] Reference

Other foods of very high theoretical value are constipating if used in large amounts, as cheese, nuts, chocolate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts] Reference

Buttermilk or fermented milk can often be used to advantage if sweet milk should prove constipating to the patient.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vitality Supreme] Reference

It was used as a laxative, and on account of the constipating effect of an acorn diet, was doubtless in active demand.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Old Franciscan Missions Of California] Reference

LX1031 in patients with non-constipating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) will be presented at GASTRO 2009 in London this week.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Lexicon completed patient enrollment ahead of schedule in a Phase 2a clinical trial of its drug candidate for non-constipating.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It is also helpful to anticipate the constipating effects of medications, such as opioids, and to provide laxatives prophylactically.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS Medicine: New Articles] Reference

Ferrochel® Iron chelate which research has demonstrated to be highly absorbed, well tolerated and non-constipating at recommended levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference

It's pretty good, and not nearly as constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Cherry Limeade is all well and good, but I doubt they'll have a pitcher of Old Style for a buck fifty on Thursdays."] Reference

Oatmeal is less constipating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Milk is constipating to guinea pigs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vitamine Manual] Reference