Constipation may be a marker for dementia risk
Chronic constipation may not only be an indicator of gut health, but a potential warning sign of thinking declines, a preliminary study suggests.
Jul 19, 2023
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Chronic constipation may not only be an indicator of gut health, but a potential warning sign of thinking declines, a preliminary study suggests.
Jul 19, 2023
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A vibrating capsule designed to stir the colon to action appears to double the ability for adults struggling with debilitating chronic constipation to defecate more normally and without drugs, researchers report.
Feb 21, 2023
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An approved drug for chronic constipation also relieves the pain associated with that condition. New research by Scott Waldman, MD, Ph.D., chair of pharmacology, physiology and cancer biology at Jefferson, demonstrates that ...
Feb 17, 2023
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A new treatment for chronic constipation may bring relief without having to use drugs.
Feb 10, 2023
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Nearly everyone deals with constipation at one time or another. About 16 in 100 adults, and 33 in 100 adults over 60, have symptoms of constipation, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney ...
Apr 19, 2022
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For patients with moderate- to end-stage chronic kidney disease, elobixibat is associated with improvement in constipation and lipid metabolism, according to a study recently published in Frontiers in Medicine.
Mar 21, 2022
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When we eat food, our gut somehow senses its presence to begin shifting it along our digestive tract, but the question has always been—how?
Mar 7, 2022
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I am seven months pregnant with my first child. My obstetrician said I have ureterocele. He also mentioned bladder prolapse. I am not having incontinence at the moment, but I have a lot of pain and always feel like I'm on ...
Sep 22, 2020
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Chronic constipation is incredibly common. Around one in four people worldwide report symptoms, while in Australia and New Zealand, it's around one in seven.
Jan 29, 2020
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Most people have experienced being blocked up from time to time, whether it's while travelling, after taking painkillers, or when you've let your diet go.
Apr 22, 2019
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