Multiple Choice
The ROME III Diagnostic Criteria for Functional Constipation must include which two or more of the following? Select all that apply.
A) Straining while having a bowel movement
B) Bouts of diarrhea
C) Hard or lumpy stools
D) Sensation of incomplete evacuation
E) Manual removal of stool from the rectum
F) Fewer than five bowel movements per week
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