Mnemonic: Clinical Definition - Chronic Constipation

Those with clean toilets in their homes are either very sanitary people or ......constipated enough to hardly use them ;-)

The Rome II criteria is a good clinical tool to establish whether a person has chronic constipation And What better  mnemonic than the word "SHIT"

S - Straining for at least 25% of the times 

H - Hard Stools at least 25% of the times

I - Incomplete Evacuation sensation at least 25% of the times

T- Two Times or less bowel movements a week

If at least two of the above are present for at least 12 weeks in the preceeding 12 months, then its chronic constipation

(This might be perhaps the only I get to use the S-word without having to use #%@* ..lol)