When you do have a bowel movement, the stool may be not only hard, but also small, dry, and lumpy. The poop may look like hard pebbles. When you have hard poop, it might be painful or difficult to ...

Bowel movements less than three times per week is considered constipation, in addition to incomplete emptying of the bowel after a bowel movement, excessive straining or pushing in order to have a ...

Passing large or hard stools, straining during bowel movements ... To perform self-massage on your anal sphincter muscle, ...