Which symptom is constipation described as lasting a few days chronically?

• A. Nausea
• B. Frequency
• C. Vomiting
• D. Constipation

Answer: (D)

Constipation is defined by a change in bowel habits marked by infrequent and/or difficult-to-pass stools. When someone has bowel movements every few days, that pattern fits constipation. The other options describe different GI symptoms or aspects of stool frequency: nausea and vomiting are upper GI symptoms, not related to how often stools pass, and “frequency” is about how often something occurs, which is the opposite of constipation. So the description that best fits the symptom in question is constipation, even though describing it as lasting a few days would be an acute presentation of this same bowel-habit change.