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Effect of Abdominal Muscles Strengthening Exercises on the Severity of Chronic Constipation in Older Adults [PDF]

Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2015
Chronic constipation is a significant healthcare problem in older people and impactsnegatively on quality of life. The nurse should encourage the older adults to performabdominal muscles strengthening exercises, it can strengthen the abdominal muscles ...
Amany Shebl, Nagwa brahim, Soad Abd Elhameed, Heba Abd El-Aziz   +3 more
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Do bad habits bring a double constipation risk?

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background/Aims: Good dietary habits, fluid intake, and regular exercise are considered to ease defecation although very few cases of chronic constipation can be managed through these approaches alone.
Carlos Cerdán Santacruz, Mario Ortega López, Marta Vigara García, Cristina Fernández Pérez, Javier Cerdán Miguel   +4 more
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Understanding the user: Patients’ perception, needs, and concerns of health apps for chronic constipation

Digital Health, 2022
Objective Chronic constipation is a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder that requires long-term management and treatment adherence. With increasing smartphone usage, health app adoption represents an opportunity to incorporate personalized, patient-led ...
V Vien Lee, Smrithi Vijayakumar, Ni Yin Lau, Agata Blasiak, Kewin Tien Ho Siah, Dean Ho   +5 more
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Regulation of a delicate problem in patients with rectal diseases

Амбулаторная хирургия, 2022
This paper highlights the problem of chronic constipation, their epidemiology, etiology, clinical features in some concomitant diseases, diagnostics and approaches to therapy with a focus on sodium picosulfate preparations.
V. V. Skvortsov, A. A. Eremenko, N. V. Eremenko   +2 more
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The role of rectal hyposensitivity in the development of functional hindgut disorders: clinical significance and pathophysiology [PDF]

, 2014
The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the authorBackground Rectal hyposensitivity (RH) is associated with functional hindgut ...
Burgell, Rebecca Elizabeth
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Association between dietary carotenoids intake and chronic constipation in American men and women adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Dietary carotenoids have been proven to improve intestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer, yet little is known about the link between dietary carotenoids and constipation. This study aims to examine the relationship
Jiangnan Wang, Wanru Kong, Min Liu, Yuping Wang, Ya Zheng, Yongning Zhou   +5 more
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Chronic Constipation Management in Adults [PDF]

, 2017
Constipation is a symptom characterized by defecation frequency less than three times a week or fecal impaction. Chronic constipation is characterized by a sense of rectal dissatisfaction, bowel movement difficulty, or both.
Erliza Fatmawati, Budi Widodo, Amie Vidyani, Husin Thamrin, Ulfa Kholili, Ummi Maimunah, Muhammad Miftahussurur, Poernomo Boedi Setiawan, Herry Purbayu, Titong Sugihartono, Iswan Abbas Nusi   +10 more
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Impact of guideline awareness in public pharmacies on counseling of patients with acute or chronic constipation in a survey of pharmacy personnel

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Constipation is often self-managed by patients and guidelines are available to aid healthcare professionals in the counseling of patients for self-management. Therefore, we have explored the knowledge and attitude of pharmacy personnel towards
Marion Eberlin, Sabine Landes, Doerthe Biber-Feiter, Martin C. Michel   +3 more
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Chronic Constipation with Megacolon [PDF]

Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2011
A 61-year-old female with long-standing constipation presented with increasing abdominal distention, pain, nausea and weight loss. She had been previously treated with intermittent fiber supplements and osmotic laxatives for chronic constipation. She did not use medications known to cause delayed bowel transit. Examination revealed a distended abdomen,
Muhammad Rizwanulhaq, Khawaja, Najmeh, Akhavan, Michael, Chiorean   +2 more
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety Profile of Prucalopride in Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

, 2019
Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) can be defined as bowel movements that are difficult to pass, are not occurring frequently, or have incomplete evacuation during defecation.
Malik, Mustafa N, Khan, Ameer H, Bajwa, Hamza, Maqsood, Muhammad Haisum, Tameez Ud Din, Asim   +4 more
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