Outward bound, and off the pitch of Cape Horn, he used to sit on the taffrail, and keep the steward loading three or four old fowling pieces, with which he would bring down albatrosses, Cape pigeons, jays, petrels, and divers other marine fowl, who followed chattering in our wake. View in context.
1 Constipation is a condition in which bowel movements occur less frequently than usual or stools tend to be hard, dry and difficult and painful to pass. 2  Children often develop constipation as a result of stool withholding.3  A child with constipation should see a doctor if symptoms last for more than two weeks. Constipation is a condition in which bowel movements occur less frequently than usual or stools tend to be hard, dry and difficult and painful to pass. 2  Children often develop constipation as a result of stool withholding.
Rarely, a disorder causes infants and children to have significant problems moving their bowels. Many things can contribute to constipation. 1  The most common cause in a child older than 18 months is a willful avoidance of the toilet (for various reasons).2  For example, toddlers are often so involved in their play that they lack time or patience for toilet breaks.nfants and children with constipation are treated differently than adults, because patterns of bowel movements change from the time they are born until they reach the age of 3 or 4 years.