Functional constipation in children: challenges and solutions
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Functional constipation in children: challenges and solutions
This review intends to update what is known about and what is still a challenge in functional constipation (FC) in children regarding epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Although FC is a common childhood problem, its global burden remains unknown as data from parts of the world are missing. Another problem is that there is a large variation in prevalence due to differences...
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Childhood constipation is one of the most frequent functional gastrointestinal disorders, with a mean prevalence of 14%.1 In North and South America, the prevalence in infants to adolescents ranges between 10% and 23%, while for European children, figures between 0.7% and 12% are reported.2 In Asia, the prevalence in children and adolescents is estimated to be between 0.5% and 29.6%.2 While con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1179-9927
DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s110940