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Slow transit constipation: clinical and aetiological studies. [PDF]
, 2000 PhDConstipation is the second most commonly self-reported gastrointestinal symptom. On the basis of anorectal physiological investigations and colonic transit studies, a subgroup of patients with several intractable symptoms, but without organic ...
Knowles, Charles H
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Constipation in children can be classified as transient or chronic and as functional or organic. Although most pediatric constipation is functional, organic constipation may be masked by a chronic course.
Yushi Kaisyakuji +11 more
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Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2019 Constipation is a common symptom that may be primary (idiopathic or functional) or associated with a number of disorders or medications. Although most constipation is self-managed by patients, 22% seek health care, mostly to primary care physicians (>50%) and gastroenterologists (14%), resulting in large expenditures for diagnostic testing and ...
Adil E. Bharucha, Arnold Wald
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Evidence-based Medical Evidence and Clinical Recommendations for Dietary Modification and Dietary Fiber Supplementation in the Treatment of Chronic Constipation [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 The incidence of chronic constipation is high, and it will seriously affect people's quality of life. There are many treatment methods for chronic constipation, including dietary modification, drug therapy, acupuncture and massage, exercise, surgery,
Songpeng SUN, Junhong LONG, Hong NI, Longyu LIANG, Xingxiao HUO
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Imaging Classification of Constipation
Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon, 2023 Objectives: The diagnosis of patients with chronic constipation is very complicated. This study aimed to develop a simple imaging classification for the diagnosis of chronic constipation by abdominal computed tomography (CT).
Kei Ishimaru +11 more
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Immune response features in children with chronic constipation [PDF]
Кубанский научный медицинский вестник, 2016 In the article the results of examination of some immune characteristics, including some autoantibodies in 28 children with chronic constipation are represented. Increased levels of circulating immune complexes and increased spontaneous NST test were the
O. V. Moskalets, V. I. Scherbina
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The pathophysiology of chronic constipation [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 Constipation is broadly defined as an unsatisfactory defecation characterized by infrequent stools, difficult stool passage or both. The common approach to the pathophysiology of constipation groups the disorder into primary and secondary causes. Primary causes are intrinsic problems of colonic or anorectal function, whereas secondary causes are ...
Christopher N Andrews, Martin Storr
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Diagnostics, 2022 Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder in older adults, and it is very important to manage chronic constipation. However, evaluating these subjective symptoms is extremely difficult in cases where patients are unable to express their ...
Masaru Matsumoto +12 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Elderly and Senile Chronic Constipation: an Expert Consensus
Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2021 Aim. An appraisal of practitioners with chronic constipation management details in older and senile adults.Key points. Chronic constipation is a common issue in geriatrics.
V. T. Ivashkin +11 more
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Gut Microbiota and Chronic Constipation: A Review and Update
Frontiers in Medicine, 2019 Background: Chronic constipation, including functional constipation and constipation-type irritable bowel syndrome, is a prevalent, multifactorial gastrointestinal disorder, and its etiology and pathophysiology remain poorly understood.
Toshifumi Ohkusa +4 more
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