Clinical Practice Guideline: Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and functional constipation in the adult

Clinical Practice Guideline: Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and functional constipation in the adult.

In this Clinical Practice Guideline we discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of adult patients with constipation and abdominal complaints at the confluence of the irritable bowel syndrome spectrum and functional constipation. Both conditions are included among the functional bowel disorders, and have a significant personal, healthcare, and social impact, affecting the quality of life ...

Allergy in Children with Functional Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Context: Functional constipation (FC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) represent very common pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). Controversial results have suggested a potential role of food allergy as a trigger of functional bowel

IBS-C irritable bowel syndrome with constipation

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Constipation: Scope of the Problem

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional constipation (FC) are highly prevalent functional gastrointestinal conditions worldwide and occur approximately twice as often in women as in men. Although the exact prevalence is uncertain because of variations in diagnostic criteria, symptom overlap, patient populations, and sociocultural factors, most studies cite prevalence for each of approxima...

Comparison of colonic transit time between patients with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and functional constipation.

BACKGROUND/AIM Functional constipation (FC) and constipation-predominant IBS (C-IBS) are two main subtypes of constipation. Using radio-opaque markers is an easy and cost effective method to measure colonic transit time (CTT). We designed this study to compare the CTT between these two groups of constipated patients. METHODS Patients with chronic constipation of no organic etiology were class...