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:* Old people: Muscle weakening and loss of elasticity as people age.
:* Old people: Muscle weakening and loss of elasticity as people age.
:* [http://wikidoc.org/index.php?title=Pregnacy&action=edit&redlink=1 Pregnacy]: Intra-abdominal forces exerted in pregnancy.
:* [[Pregnacy]]: Intra-abdominal forces exerted in pregnancy.
:* Persistent and intense pressure on the surrounding muscles, such as when [[coughing]], [[vomiting]], or straining during a bowel movement or while lifting heavy objects
:* Persistent and intense pressure on the surrounding muscles, such as when [[coughing]], [[vomiting]], or straining during a bowel movement or while lifting heavy objects
:* Chronic [[constipation]]
:* Chronic [[constipation]]

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  • Old people: Muscle weakening and loss of elasticity as people age.
  • Pregnacy: Intra-abdominal forces exerted in pregnancy.
  • Persistent and intense pressure on the surrounding muscles, such as when coughing, vomiting, or straining during a bowel movement or while lifting heavy objects
  • Chronic constipation
  • Western, fiber-depleted diet
  • Obesity
  • Chronic esophagitis
  • Abdominal ascites

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