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Prevalence of constipation and use of laxatives, and association with risk factors among older patients during hospitalization: a cross sectional study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2022
Background Many older patients experience constipation as a bothersome symptom with a negative impact on quality of life. During hospitalization, the focus is often on the reason for admission with the risk that other health problems are not prioritized.
Hanne Konradsen, Veronica Lundberg, Jan Florin, Anne-Marie Boström   +3 more
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Constipation among workers with depression/anxiety: a retrospective study using a claims database and survey data in Japan

BMJ Open
Objectives To investigate the prevalence, associated factors, treatment status and burden of constipation in workers with depression or anxiety.Study design This was a retrospective observational study using a pre-existing database.Setting Claims data ...
Shin Fukudo, Kazutaka Nozawa, Yusuke Karasawa, Keisuke Nomoto   +3 more
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Are Concepts About Constipation and Dietary Fiber Changing?

Hospital Practices and Research, 2017
After reading in detail the valuable review article by Korgh et al1 regarding chronic constipation management, we would like to mention some new points about chronic constipation which were not considered in this review.
Shahram Manoochehry, Hamid Reza Rasouli
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Augmenting Gastrointestinal Health: A Deep Learning Approach to Human Stool Recognition and Characterization in Macroscopic Images [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
Purpose - Functional bowel diseases, including irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, and chronic diarrhea, are some of the most common diseases seen in clinical practice. Many patients describe a range of triggers for altered bowel consistency and symptoms.
arxiv  

Association between overall dietary quality and constipation in American adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Constipation seriously affects people’s life quality, and dietary adjustment has been one of the effective methods. Overall dietary quality has been reported to be associated with some diseases, while its association with constipation has not ...
Qingye Liu, Yulong Kang, Jin Yan
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Lifestyle and Chronic Constipation in Medical Students

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2021
Aim. Constipation is one of the most common complaints of the digestive system indicated with an increase in defecation frequency, difficulty in defecation, and hard and strained defecation.
Mehmet Aykut Yildirim, Murat Cakir, Mehmet Bicer, Mustafa Senturk, Harun Yonar, Merve Nur Gur, Zeliha Nur Akiner, Ayse Guldiken, H. Kaan Karagul, Bugra Ceri   +9 more
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Obstructive Uropathy in a Child with Severe Chronic Constipation

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2012
Urinary symptoms are well-described in children with chronic constipation which include enuresis, urgency and recurrent urinary infections. Renal tract obstruction is a rare complication of severe chronic constipation. We describe a case of a 10-year-old
Veena Logarajah MBBS, MRCPCH, Kong Boo Phua MBBS, M Med (Paeds), FRACP, FAMS, FRCPE, FRCPCH, Te Lu Yap MBBS, FRCS (Glasgow), Christina Ong MBBS, FRCPCH   +3 more
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Functional Constipation in Pregnancy; Need to Furnish Some More Emphasis

Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College, 2019
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of  functional  constipation  in  ob- stetric population in our context and  to  explore  the  extent  to  which  pregnant  females  were  aware of the problem and their usual practices to
Shabnum Shamim, Amna Begum
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Obesity and functional constipation in children

Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2018
Background Functional constipation is a common pediatric problem in both developed and developing countries.  In the past two decades, the prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide.
Natasha Yuwanita, Atan Baas Sinuhaji, Tiangsa Sembiring, Supriatmo Supriatmo, Ade Rachmat Yudiyanto   +4 more
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A modern view of the problem of constipation

Лечащий Врач
Background. PA new chronomedical approach to the classification of one of the most common syndromes in modern medicine, the constipation syndrome, is presented. According to Robert Hegglin "сonstipation is the absence of defecation for 24 hours".
Konstantin A. Shemerovskii, Raisa K. Kantemirova, Pavel V. Seliverstov   +2 more
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