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  "textContent": "\n\nYour colon is lined with a layer of mucus. It's wet, it's slimy, and it keeps your stool hydrated enough to, you know, move along. Without it, everything dries out and gets stuck. Researchers at Nagoya University have now identified two species of gut bacteria that team up to devour this protective slime — and they think it could be the root cause of chronic constipation that laxatives can't fix, according to findings published in _Gut Microbes_. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Your chronic constipation might be caused by mucus-eating bacteria appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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