The therapy of constipation

LR Schiller - Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Constipation is defined in the dictionary as ‘a condition of the bowels in which the faeces
are dry and hard and evacuation is difficult and infrequent’. In practice, constipation is defined …

Constipation—modern laxative therapy

E Klaschik, F Nauck, C Ostgathe - Supportive care in cancer, 2003 - Springer
constipation, ie opioid-induced constipation is caused by linkage of the opioid to opioid
receptors in the bowel and the … know that constipation occurs more often in women and that the

[HTML][HTML] Novel therapies for constipation

S Thayalasekeran, H Ali, HH Tsai - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… potential novel therapies identified as effective in the management of chronic constipation. …
The Rome III criterion for chronic constipation includes the presence of two or more of six …

Medical therapy of constipation: current standards and beyond

V Andresen, P Layer - Visceral Medicine, 2018 - karger.com
therapies may improve not only the treatment strategies but also the recognition of constipation
… For the treatment of constipation, the German S2k consensus guideline recommends a …

Constipation: advances in diagnosis and treatment

A Wald - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
… This article reviews recent developments in the management of constipation. These
include (1) updates of newer and established laxatives and promotility agents for CIC, (2) new …

Constipation: pathophysiology and current therapeutic approaches

A Sharma, S Rao - Gastrointestinal pharmacology, 2017 - Springer
… Pharmacological advances in the treatment of primary constipation have added therapeutic
… 3 Therapeutic Approaches The therapeutic approach to constipation relies on whether …

Exercise therapy in patients with constipation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

R Gao, Y Tao, C Zhou, J Li, X Wang… - Scandinavian journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
… Background: Exercise therapy has shown significant efficacy as a means of treating
various intestinal diseases, but its role in the treatment of constipation is still unclear. …

Managing a patient's constipation with physical therapy

KL Harrington, EM Haskvitz - Physical therapy, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this case report is to describe the use of … in physical therapist management
for a patient with constipation. … constipation is the most prevalent subgroup of constipation. …

Efficacy and safety of traditional medical therapies for chronic constipation: systematic review

D Ramkumar, SSC Rao - Official journal of the American College …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Constipation is common, and its treatment is unsatisfactory. Although many agents have …
review of the efficacy and safety of traditional medical therapies for chronic constipation and …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic constipation: A review of literature

M Forootan, N Bagheri, M Darvishi - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
the old and new therapies in the treatment of chronic constipation have been studied based
on the … We are trying to address some of the controversial issues to manage the disease and …