… and prevention strategies to patients for chronic constipation … the Rome criteria for defining
functional constipation. … and stimulant laxatives for the treatment of functional constipation. …

… We made a comprehensive online search of Medline and the Science Citation Index using
the keywords “constipation”, and “functional constipation”, in various combinations with the …

… Functional constipation is diagnosed when no secondary causes can be identified, such as
… that includes constipation. Empiric treatment may be tried initially for patients with functional …

… in children and adolescents with functional constipation. … treatment alternatives are
needed to provide symptomatic relief in children and adolescents with functional constipation. …

Abstract: Functional constipation (FC) is a disease with a high prevalence commonly encountered
in clinical settings, which can seriously impair human physical and mental health. This …

… performed in 74 patients with functional constipation. Signs of functional outlet obstruction
occurred in … treatment. Only when evacuation studies are normal, or have become normal after …

… pre-, pro- or synbiotics in the treatment of children with functional constipation. High-quality
randomized controlled trials are warranted to further explore these treatment modalities. …

OBJECTIVE: To explore the short and long-term efficacy of combining Fuzhengliqi mixture (FLM)
with acupuncture in treating functional constipation (FC). METHODS: The 560 patients …

… Functional constipation is a common healthcare problem among children worldwide and …
of functional constipation in the pediatric population and provides a summary of drug treatment …

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of functional
constipation (FC). METHODS The literature was searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) …