background: treatment of chronic constipation is creating one of the major problems for doctors and patients. pyridostigmine increases the gastrointestinal motility through the effects on cholinesterase. it seems that this mechanism can reduce chronic constipation. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of pyridostigmine and bisacodyl on chronic constipation. methods: this study was c...

background functional constipation (fc) and constipation-predominant irritable bowl syndrome (cibs)are two main subtypes of constipation that can be distinguished by the rome ii criteria. measuring colonic transit time (ctt) is an easy and cost effective way to evaluate constipation. this study was conducted to compare the ctt in patients with fc and cibs. materials and methods those patients w...

Introduction 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. The diagnosis is often a symptom-based clinical process. Recently developed Rome III diagnostic criteria looks promising, both in clinical and research f...

  Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in children, if not diagnosed leads to serious complications such as hypertension, chronic renal failure and renal scar. Constipation is one of the main risk factors for recurrent UTI. The aim of present study was to investigate the relationship between chronic constipation and urinary tract infection in c...

Purpose: Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction is a common cause of constipation. This dysfunction does not respond to current treatments of constipation. Thus, it is important to identify this type of dysfunction and the role of these muscles in constipation. The purpose of the present study was to review the previously published studies concerning the role of pelvic floor muscles dysfunction ...

BACKGROUND Functional constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation are highly prevalent and affect the quality of life of those who suffer from them. AIMS To evaluate quality of life in patients with functional constipation and irritable bowel disease in accordance with the Rome III criteria, using the PAC-QOL and SF-36 questionnaires. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional ...

introduction: constipation is one of the most common complaints of individuals, which may present with complication like hemorrhoid and fissure. hirschsprung is a disease presenting with chronic constipation and its diagnosis may be delayed until adulthood. it is diagnosed by biopsies from anorectal transitional zone. this study aimed to evaluate the association between hirschsprung and anorect...