METHODS: We conducted an online questionnaire survey targeting the Japanese general
population in 2019. DD was reported as never, rarely, usually, or always. Individuals who …

Objective We aimed to investigate the clinical features, precipitating factors, bowel habits,
bothersome symptoms and treatment strategies of individuals in China with self‐reported …

Abstract Background and Aim Functional constipation (FC) is one of the functional bowel
disorders with symptoms of constipation in the Rome IV criteria. This study aimed to examine …

Methods An online questionnaire composed of items on the frequency, interval, form of
defecation, the management, and self-recognition of constipation (reference standard of …

The study group of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology released evidence-based
clinical practice guidelines for chronic constipation (CC) in 2017, and irritable bowel …

Background: Constipation causes substantial morbidity worldwide. Methods: This survey
assessed constipation-related factors in Japan using the Japanese version of the Irritable …

Chu H, Zhong L, Li H, Zhang X, Zhang J, Hou X. Epidemiology characteristics of constipation
for general population, pediatric population, and elderly population in china. Gastroenterol …

Background Diagnosing constipation remains difficult and its treatment continues to be
ineffective. The reason may be that the symptom patterns of constipation differ in different …

Methods This internet-based survey recruited participants from general public survey
panels. Questions included demographic and medical data and assessments based on …

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 …