BACKGROUND In clinical practice, assessment of constipation depends on reliability, consistency and frequency of several commonly reported or core symptoms. It is not known if frequency patterns of constipation symptoms in adults are different between the West and the East. This review aimed to describe core constipation symptoms and their frequency patterns among the Asian adults. METHODS Ar...

PURPOSE Many patients presenting with headache also complain of constipation; the relationship between these two symptoms has not been explored in detail. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between primary headache and constipation. METHODS This retrospective study included all children who attended the Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital complaining of headache, and w...

OBJECTIVES We investigated new-onset constipation in patients with stroke compared with orthopaedic conditions and explored the predictors associated with constipation during acute hospitalisation. METHODS This was a prospective matched cohort study of 110 patients comparing stroke patients (n = 55) with orthopaedic patients (n = 55) admitted to a large tertiary acute hospital. Both cohorts w...

Constipation in children is a common health problem affecting 0.7% to 29.6% children across the world. Exact etiology for developing symptoms is not clear in children and the majority is considered to have functional constipation. Alteration of rectal and pelvic floor function through the brain-gut axis seems to play a crucial role in the etiology. The diagnosis is often a symptom-based clinica...

Constipation is a chronic disorder involving infrequent bowel movements, a sensation of obstruction, and incomplete evacuation. Many medical conditions can cause constipation, such as mechanical obstruction, metabolic conditions, myopathies, and neuropathies. Diagnostic testing for constipation can aid in distinguishing between 2 categories of disorders, slow-transit constipation and pelvic flo...

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 ...

© 2016 Harborside Press® Constipation, a significant problem for many cancer patients, often leads to significant physical and psychological distress. Clinicians must recognize constipation in a timely manner to optimize management and minimize its adverse effects (Andrews & Morgan, 2013). There is no single accepted definition of constipation, which patients and clinicians often view different...

BACKGROUND Despite national recommendations for treatment of constipation, prescribing patterns for treatment are inconsistent, and health care utilization has increased. OBJECTIVE To identify patterns in pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment of constipation and associations between treatment and other variables across age groups. METHODS This was a retrospective cross-sectional stud...

BACKGROUND Chronic constipation is a common condition, but few studies have assessed its cost and impact on resource use. The purpose of this cohort study was to assess the health care utilization and costs of chronic constipation in a Swedish population using health care claims data. METHODS Data were compiled on health care costs, drug costs, and mortality for Västra Götaland, Sweden (2005-...