Constipation is a common paediatric problem, but its prevalence in Asia is unknown. A cross-sectional survey using a previously validated, self-administered questionnaire was conducted in randomly selected children aged 10-16 years, in five randomly selected schools in Sri Lanka. Two schools were in Eastern Province, which has been affected by the separatist war. Constipation was defined using ...

The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of chronic constipation and to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the symptoms and the self-reported definition of constipation. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the general community in 1999. A questionnaire comprising 21 items was developed and mailed to a random sample of 489 subjects who were aged between 18 and 65 years and w...

INTRODUCTION Prevalence of chronic constipation has been estimated at 1-5% of children in the UK and USA, most of whom have no obvious aetiological factors. A third of children with chronic constipation continue to have problems beyond puberty. Half of children with chronic faecal impaction and soiling have experienced an episode of painful defecation, and many children with chronic constipatio...

Constipation is one of the chronic complications diabetes and most common gastrointestinal symptom patients. in result multiple factors, such as damage intestinal mucosal epithelial cells caused by elevated blood sugar, reduction colorectal sensitivity, autonomic neuropathy. Professor Song Zongliang believes that main pathogenesis constipation dryness, body fluid depletion, stasis. The treatmen...

Chronic constipation is a common and extremely troublesome disorder that significantly reduces the quality of life, and this fact is consistent with the high rate at which health care is sought for this condition. The aim of this project was to develop a consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation and obstructed defecation. The commission presents its results in a "Questio...

Constipation is a common, often chronic, gastrointestinal disorder that can negatively impact the lives of those it affects and can be difficult to treat satisfactorily. The objective of this systematic review is to identify and analyze the available published literature on US Food and Drug Administration-approved prescription therapies for adults with constipation (episodic and chronic) and to...

[Purpose] The aim of the present study is to examine the effects of silver spike point therapy on elderly persons' chronic constipation. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects of the present study were 30 elderly chronic-constipation sufferers who resided in a nursing home and had other physical conditions that necessitated wheelchair ambulation. There were three test groups in the present study: ...

OBJECTIVE Cow's milk allergy has different presentations in children and can cause functional bowel symptoms such as chronic constipation. The aims of this study were to investigate the role of cow's milk allergy as a cause of chronic constipation and effect of cow's milk free diet (CMFD) on its treatment in children. METHODS We performed a randomized clinical study comparing CMFD with cow's ...