OBJECTIVE To examine the association of constipation with exercise, non-exercise physical activity, and sedentary behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents. METHODS In 2006-2007, 42 secondary schools were randomly selected to participate in the Hong Kong Student Obesity Surveillance (HKSOS) project. A total of 33692 Form 1-7 students (44.9% boys; mean age 14.8, SD 1.9 years) completed an anonymous ...

Constipation in children usually is functional and the result of stool retention. However, family physicians must be alert for red flags that may indicate the presence of an uncommon but serious organic cause of constipation, such as Hirschsprung's disease (congenital aganglionic megacolon), pseudo-obstruction, spinal cord abnormality, hypothyroidism, diabetes insipidus, cystic fibrosis, gluten...

Linaclotide (Linzess) for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and for chronic idiopathic constipation.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of whole-body vibration in treatment postnatal constipation.Method: The prospective, randomised, single-blind, pre-post, controlled trial was conducted from December 2020 to May 2021 at outpatient clinic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Egypt, comprised women with complaint constipation. They were randomised into two g...

background and objectives: gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) and constipation can affect the quality of life and various factors play a role in these disorders. the aim of this study was to investigate the environmental factors related to these problems among iranian male university students. materials and methods: the study was conducted on 186 male students at ahv...

Constipation is a significant healthcare problem in the elderly. However, while undoubtedly common in the elderly, data on the prevalence of constipation in general and of its subtypes vary considerably, depending on the nature of the study population and their location. Furthermore, the complexity of the pathophysiology of constipation in this age group is little appreciated. Assumptions regar...

Background. The prevalence of constipation in the (German) population has been shown to be 14.9% in a telephone survey, but more detailed data are required to characterize the sociographics and clinical characteristics of persons with different types of functional constipation, either constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) or functional constipation with or without meeting Ro...

introduction : constipation is one of the most prevalent causes of abdominal pain in pediatrics, with no underlying pathology. it is defined as functional constipation in 95% of cases evaluated. this study was designed to compare the therapeutic effect of polyethylene glycol (peg) and lactulose in treating chronic functional constipation in children. materials and methods: in this randomized, d...

INTRODUCTION Sleep disturbances, similarly to constipation‑related symptoms, are common problems in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated worse health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVES The aim the study was investigate sleep conservatively treated CKD assess association between constipation that population. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross‑sectional study, 100 outpatient...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Constipation is a common complaint in children, which is not fatal but can affect quality of life. Several lifestyle-related risk factors for constipation have been reported, particularly dietary factors, but results have been inconsistent. Here, we examined the relationship of dietary and lifestyle factors with constipation in Japanese preschool children using data of...