Introduction ..................................................... 1 Functional Constipation .................................. 2 Opioid-Induced Constipation........................... 2 Prevalence .................................................. 3 Role of Opioid Receptors............................ 3 Differential Opioid Effects ........................... 3 Patient Assessment & Treatment......

Objective: to describe the case of a Brazilian Amazon woman presenting macroscopic melanosis coli associated with the chronic use of laxative herbal teas. Case Report: a 48years-old woman was referred for evaluation of a diffuse abdominal pain, intestinal meteorism, gastric plenitude, eructation and chronic constipation. The patient confirmed the use of laxatives and herbal teas as auto-medicat...

This study was conducted to understand the present diagnosis and management patterns of constipation obstipation in dog accessing about its future holds. A total 68 dogs both healthy (n=34) constipated brought a private pet hospital Kathmandu were included for two-months during Feb-April, 2019 recorded. The protocol comprised history taking (age, sex, breed chief complains), physical clinical e...

The effect of oral laxatives on the organisation of colonic motor complexes was investigated in four conscious dogs. Six strain gauge transducers were implanted on the colon of each dog. After a control period of two to three hours, dogs were orally dosed with 1, 2, or 4 ml/kg of castor oil, or 0.5 g/kg magnesium citrate. Oral olive oil, 4 ml/kg, was used as control. The recording was continued...