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JAMA, 2000 Most patients with chronic constipation respond to dietary measures, fiber supplements, or laxatives. For those who do not, diagnostic tests of colonic and anorectal function help to select appropriate treatments. Therapeutic options, pharmacologic agents, and surgery, the last resort, are discussed in this article.
M B, Morais, H V, Maffei
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The influence of demographic characteristics on constipation symptoms: a detailed overview
BMC Gastroenterology, 2020 Background Diagnosing constipation remains difficult and its treatment continues to be ineffective. The reason may be that the symptom patterns of constipation differ in different demographic groups.
Sanne J. Verkuijl +3 more
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Laxatives do not improve symptoms of opioid-induced constipation: results of a patient survey [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Laxatives are commonly used to treat opioid-induced constipation, the commonest and most bothersome complication of opioids. However, laxatives have a non-specific action and do not target underlying mechanisms of opioid-induced ...
Emmanuel, Anton +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is a rather common rare disease. Until recently, studies on gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with NF1 have been few and mostly described as case reports.
Cecilie Ejerskov +6 more
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BMC Neurology, 2018 Background Constipation is one of the most frequent non-motor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and the prevalence of constipation in PD patients varies among different studies.
Jing Gan +5 more
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Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome [PDF]
, 2005 Irritable bowel syndrome is characterised by diverse symptoms including abdominal pain, altered bowel function (increased bowel frequency, constipation), bloating, abdominal distension, the sensation of incomplete evacuation, and the increased passage of
Farthing, Michael
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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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The Evaluation of Constipation [PDF]
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2005 Constipation is a major medical problem in the United States, affecting 2% to 28% of the population. Individual patients may have different conceptions of what constipation is, and the findings overlap with those in other functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Matthew D, Vrees, Eric G, Weiss
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundPrevious studies supported that dietary factor was associated with constipation, but the relationship between dietary energy intake and constipation has not been well-studied.
Shuai Yang +5 more
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Abdominal massage for the relief of constipation in people with Parkinson’s: a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives. To explore the experiences of people with Parkinson’s (PwP) who suffer from constipation, the impact this has on their lives, and the effect of using lifestyle changes and abdominal massage as a form of constipation management. Method.
Aitchison, Patricia +7 more
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