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costive
cos·tive C0673400 (kŏs′tĭv)adj.1. a. Suffering from constipation.b. Causing constipation.2. Slow; sluggish.3. Stingy.
[Middle English costif, from Old French costeve, past participle of costever, to constipate, from Latin cōnstīpāre; see constipate.]
cos′tive·ly adv.cos′tive·ness n.costive (ˈkɒstɪv) adj1. (Pathology) having constipation; constipated2. sluggish3. niggardly[C14: from Old French costivé, from Latin constipātus; see constipate] ˈcostively adv ˈcostiveness ncos•tive (ˈkɒs tɪv, ˈkɔ stɪv)
adj. 1. affected with or causing constipation. 2. slow in action or speech. 3. Obs. stingy; tight-fisted. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French *costif, for Middle French costivé, past participle of costiver to constipate < Latin constīpāre (see constipate)] cos′tive•ly, adv. cos′tive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | costive - retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipatinglaxative - stimulating evacuation of feces |
costiveadjectiveUngenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:cheap, close, close-fisted, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.Translationscostive
costive having constipation; constipated costive
costive [kos´tiv] 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or producing constipation.2. an agent that so acts.cos·tive (kos'tiv), Pertaining to or causing constipation. [contraction from L. constipo, to press together] costive (kŏs′tĭv)adj.1. a. Suffering from constipation.b. Causing constipation.2. Slow; sluggish.3. Stingy.
cos′tive·ly adv.cos′tive·ness n.costive Suffering from, or causing, constipation.Patient discussion about costiveQ. treatment for constipation A. you can also try colace,its an over the counter product Q. How Do You Treat Constipation? I have been suffering from constipation in the last week and it is very disturbing. Are there any ways to treat it?A. I found that I was lacking in magnesium. I take Magnesium Citrate tablets - up to 400 mg. Regulate it yourself if you get diarrhia take less.
Here is a good article on the need for Magnesium...
Lawrence Resnick, M.D., a professor of medicine at Cornell Medical Center urges getting at least 1 milligram of magnesium for each 2mg of calcium.
http://www.usaweekend.com/02_issues/020901/020901eatsmart.html Q. How to help with constipation? I am 15 weeks pregnant and am suffering from constipation. How can I get rid of it?A. rty benefiber ,there no taste ,mixes with water,and is healthy More discussions about costivecostive
Synonyms for costiveadj ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend moneySynonyms- cheap
- close
- close-fisted
- hard-fisted
- mean
- miserly
- niggard
- niggardly
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- petty
- pinching
- stingy
- tight
- tightfisted
Antonyms for costiveadj retarding evacuation of fecesAntonyms |