Chronic constipation is a prevalent condition that severely impacts the quality of life of those
affected. Several types of primary chronic constipation, which show substantial overlap …

Background Although constipation can be a chronic and severe problem, it is largely treated
empirically. Evidence for the efficacy of some of the older laxatives from well‐designed trials …

Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders,
with a global prevalence of 14%. It is commoner in women and its prevalence increases with …

Background: Chronic constipation is a common condition seen in family practice among the
elderly and women. There is no consensus regarding its exact definition, and it may be …

OBJECTIVE: Inadequate preparation of the bowel for colonoscopy can result in both missed
pathological lesions and cancelled procedures. We looked prospectively at the quality of …

Alterations in colonic motility are implicated in the pathophysiology of bowel disorders, but
high-resolution manometry of human colonic motor function has revealed that our …

This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American
Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee …

The aim of this study was to investigate factors contributing to poor bowel preparation in
patients undergoing colonoscopy procedures. We used a reproducible search strategy to …

Background Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is now well established as a treatment for fecal
incontinence (FI) resistant to conservative measures and may also have utility in the …

Our aim was to investigate motor activity of the healthy, relatively unprepared colon in the
ambulatory state. Twenty-five age-and gender-matched adults had a six-sensor solid-state …