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Constipation

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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Quality of life in patients with different constipation subtypes based on the Rome III criteria

Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition), 2015
Background: Functional constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation are highly prevalent and affect the quality of life of those who suffer from them. Aims: To evaluate quality of life in patients with functional constipation and irritable
M.C. Ruiz-López, E. Coss-Adame
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A survey of subjective constipation in Parkinson’s disease patients in shanghai and literature review

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, Ying Wan, Junjie Shi, Mingzhu Zhou, Zhiyin Lou, Zhenguo Liu   +5 more
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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, Rob J. Meinds, Monika Trzpis, Paul M. A. Broens   +3 more
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Functional constipation in children

Медицинский совет, 2022
Constipation is one of the most common nosologies that a pediatric gastroenterologist deals with during outpatient visits. In the vast majority of children with constipation the problem is functional in nature.
N. L. Pakhomovskaya, O. F. Tatianina, T. Yu. Lazareva   +2 more
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Exploring associations between constipation, severity of neurofibromatosis type 1 and NF1 mutational spectrum

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, Mette Gaustadnes, John R. Ostergaard, klaus Krogh, Kasper Thorsen, Anders D. Borglum, Annette Haagerup   +6 more
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OCCULT AND SEMI-OCCULT CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN WITH MONOSYMPTOMATIC OR NON MONOSYMPTOMATIC ENURESIS [PDF]

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2023
Background: Functional constipation and enuresis frequently coexist. Constipation treatment often results in resolution or improvement of the enuresis.
Helga Verena L MAFFEI, Eliana VIDOLIN, Joceara Neves dos REIS, Marcia de FREITAS, Beatriz Helena CABRAL, Flavio TRIGO-ROCHA   +5 more
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Early childhood risk factors for constipation and soiling at school age: an observational cohort study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2018
Objective Constipation and soiling are common in childhood. This study examines the comorbidity between childhood constipation and soiling and early childhood risk factors for these problems.Design The sample comprised 8435 participants from the Avon ...
Jon Heron, Mariusz Grzeda, David Tappin, Alexander von Gontard, Carol Joinson   +4 more
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Association of Dietary Energy Intake With Constipation Among Men and Women: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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, Xiao-Li Wu, Shou-Qing Wang, Xiang-Ling Guo, Fu-Zheng Guo, Xiao-Feng Sun   +5 more
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Lewy body constipation

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon, 2019
We systematically reviewed literature regarding "Lewy body constipation", i.e., constipation due to Lewy body diseases (LBD), with minimal neurologic symptoms.
Ryuji Sakakibara, Hirokazu Doi, Shin Fukudo   +2 more
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