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Controversies in the Management of Functional Constipation in Children [PDF]
Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2019 Functional constipation (FC) in children is a common health problem with reported worldwide prevalence rates up to 32.2%. The majority of children with constipation respond to oral laxative treatment. After 5 years of intensive treatment, however, approximately 50% of children remain symptomatic.
van Mill, M. J. +2 more
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Functional constipation at a young age. Place of macrogol 4000 (Forlax) in the treatment
Gastroenterologìa, 2019 Background. Considering the wide prevalence of functional constipation (FC) at a young age, we set ourselves the task of comparing the effectiveness of osmotic laxative macrogol 4000 (Forlax) in the treatment of FC in adolescents and young adults in the ...
A.E. Dorofeiev +2 more
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Do the digestive tract symptoms in eating disorder patients represent functional gastrointestinal disorders? [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in patients with eating disorders. The aim of this study was to determine, using factor analysis, whether these GI symptom factors (clusters) in eating disorder patients hold true to the Rome II ...
John E Kellow, Suzanne Abraham
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Unmet Needs in Pediatric Functional Constipation [PDF]
Clinical Pediatrics, 2018 Pediatric functional constipation (PFC) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal complaints in pediatric patients, accounting for 3% of visits to a general pediatrician and up to 25% of visits to a pediatric gastroenterologist in the United States.1 Across epidemiologic studies, global prevalence of PFC has been reported as being between 0.
Maria Claudia Perez +2 more
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Trends in PediatricsObjective: Constipation is the infrequent and painful passage of hardened stools, occurring less than three times a week, often accompanied by excessive straining and discomfort.
Gülberat Totur, Maşallah Baran
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Changes in neuromuscular structure and functions of human colon during ageing are region-dependent [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: To determine if human colonic neuromuscular functions decline with increasing age.Design: Looking for non-specific changes in neuromuscular function, a standard burst of electrical field stimulation (EFS) was used to evoke neuronally mediated (
Ahmed, Shafi +13 more
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Selenium and functional constipation in children
Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2016 Background Constipation is a common problem in children, with approximately 90 to 95% of constipation cases having functional constipation. Oxidative stress may be a causative factor in gastrointestinal diseases, alleved by intervention with antioxidants.
Marlina Tanjung +4 more
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An empowerment-based, healthy dietary behavioral intervention to ameliorate functional constipation
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 ObjectiveTo explore the boost effect on ameliorating functional constipation in elderly patients through empowerment-based, healthy dietary behavioral intervention.DesignIn this randomized parallel group study, elderly patients with functional ...
Xuesong Wang +10 more
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The Management of Constipation: Current Status and Future Prospects [PDF]
, 2019 Chronic constipation, a common condition, can have remarkably negative effects on a patient’s quality of life. Recent research has identified factors that may influence the prognosis of chronic constipation and suggests the need for adequate therapy ...
Isokawa, Osamu +6 more
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Painful constipation: a neglected entity? [PDF]
, 2011 Functional chronic constipation is a common symptom in daily clinical practice. Although the definition of constipation may be variable, there is usually agreement that (at least for research purposes) the definition given by the Rome Committee are ...
Baldoni, M. +5 more
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