An international team of gastroenterologists, gut microbiologists and health researchers has found via testing of volunteers that consumption of the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis, offers no measurable relief for people ...
Opioids, potent pain relievers for patients with cancer, frequently cause constipation, which is a significant issue. Researchers at University of Tsukuba revealed that administering naldemedine, which is a constipation medication, ...
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The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has issued updated guidelines on how to evaluate and manage chronic constipation. The research is published in the journal Diseases of the Colon & Rectum.
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An overgrowth of gut microorganisms that produce methane could be a cause of severe constipation in many people, a new review finds.
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If you Google the terms "constipation" and "heart attack" it's not long before the name Elvis Presley crops up. Elvis had a longstanding history of chronic constipation and it's believed he was straining very hard to poo, ...
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An international study led by Monash University researchers has found a surprising connection between constipation and an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.
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Children with refractory monosymptomatic (MNE) and nonmonosymptomatic (NMNE) primary nocturnal enuresis have considerable prevalence of bladder function disorders, according to a study published in the October issue of Health ...
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Scientists have identified the genes in the probiotic Bifidobacteria longum responsible for improving gut motility. A research team reporting November 21 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe found that B. longum strains possessing ...
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A relatively common health problem—constipation—has been shown to be a risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular events such as stroke in people over 60.
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Dehydration brings lots of risks—including urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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Constipation (also known as costiveness, dyschezia, and dyssynergic defaecation) refers to bowel movements that are infrequent or hard to pass. Constipation is a common cause of painful defecation. Severe constipation includes obstipation (failure to pass stools or gas) and fecal impaction (see also Bowel obstruction).
Constipation is common; in the general population incidence of constipation varies from 2 to 30%.
Constipation is a symptom with many causes. These causes are of two types: obstructed defecation and colonic slow transit (or hypomobility). About 50% of patients evaluated for constipation at tertiary referral hospitals have obstructed defecation. This type of constipation has mechanical and functional causes. Causes of colonic slow transit constipation include diet, hormones, side effects of medications, and heavy metal toxicity.
Treatments include changes in dietary habits, laxatives, enemas, biofeedback, and surgery. Because constipation is a symptom, not a disease, effective treatment of constipation may require first determining the cause.
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